Palettes / Colors / #8A2E9E

#8A2E9E — Purple

#8A2E9E is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#8A2E9E is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #429E2E; it also sits naturally between #512E9E and #9E2E7B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 18% · Blue 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8A2E9E

.text { color: #8A2E9E; }
.background { background-color: #8A2E9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2E9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 46, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 55%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2E9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 46, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2E9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 46, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A2E9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2E9E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A2E9E

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Tones of #8A2E9E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #429E2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A2E9E: #FFFFFF.

How #8A2E9E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A2E9E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A2E9E?

#8A2E9E is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 46, 158). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2E9E?

#8A2E9E is RGB 138, 46, 158 — HSL 289°, 55%, 40% — CMYK 13%, 71%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #8A2E9E?

Its complement is #429E2E; analogous partners are #512E9E and #9E2E7B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A2E9E for text?

White text on #8A2E9E has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.97:1.