Palettes / Colors / #8A2EFF

#8A2EFF — Vivid Purple

#8A2EFF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #8A2EFF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8A2EFF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4FF2E; it also sits naturally between #2E3CFF and #F12EFF. 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 100%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A2EFF

.text { color: #8A2EFF; }
.background { background-color: #8A2EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 46, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 100%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 46, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 46, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A2EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2EFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4FF2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A2EFF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A2EFF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8A2EFF 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 #8A2EFF 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 #8A2EFF?

#8A2EFF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 46, 255). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2EFF?

#8A2EFF is RGB 138, 46, 255 — HSL 266°, 100%, 59% — CMYK 46%, 82%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8A2EFF?

Its complement is #A4FF2E; analogous partners are #2E3CFF and #F12EFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A2EFF for text?

White text on #8A2EFF has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.92:1.