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#8A2FCA — Purple

#8A2FCA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #8A2FCA 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.

#8A2FCA 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 #70CA2F; it also sits naturally between #3C2FCA and #CA2FBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#8A2FCA · RGB 138, 47, 202

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Color values

HEX#8A2FCA
RGB138, 47, 202
HSL275°, 62%, 49%
HSV275°, 77%, 79%
CMYK32%, 77%, 0%, 21%
XYZ22.16, 11.70, 56.97
Yxy11.70, 0.2440, 0.1288
CIE-Lab40.74, 63.18, -63.34
Hunter Lab34.21, 58.51, -79.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #8A2FCA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #8A2FCA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #8A2FCA

.text { color: #8A2FCA; }
.background { background-color: #8A2FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A2FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 47, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A2FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 47, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A2FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 47, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A2FCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A2FCA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A2FCA

#7F2CBA#7127A5#652395#571E80#4C1A70#3E155B#33114A#250D36#190925#0B0411

Tints of #8A2FCA

#9641D2#9F51D6#AA66DB#B67BE0#C18FE5#CAA0E9#D6B5EE#E1C9F2#EADAF6#F6EEFB

Tones of #8A2FCA

#883BBF#8646B4#8451A9#835B9F#816693#7F7288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #70CA2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.29:1 AA
Against black text3.34:1 AA large only

Best text color on #8A2FCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A2FCA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #8A2FCA: ·

How #8A2FCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6362A4Deuteranopia · #686F9BTritanopia · #858780

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EATailwind violet 600 · #7C3AED

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8A2FCA rather than the exact color:

Honey Tempest
#865B1C · #4FDAA2 · #8729C5 · #E4CCAB
Amber Ruby Opal
#9029C7 · #E35EC7 · #DD1A47 · #E58B5F
Serene Ruby Bloom
#3D90AE · #5279CD · #867CD9 · #8233C9
Royal Horizon
#3C289A · #8136CB · #CD7EDE · #E9A9E0
Electric Tempest
#372D87 · #9038C4 · #CF5EBE · #C63767
Palette Ffebb2
#FFEBB2 · #E9A89B · #D875C7 · #912BBC

Similar colors

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

#8729C5#9029C7#8233C9#8136CB#9038C4#912BBC#8432D9#8735BB#9120C7#962ED6#8122C2#9A30C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8A2FC9  ·  #8A2FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A2FCA?

#8A2FCA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 47, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A2FCA?

#8A2FCA is RGB 138, 47, 202 — HSL 275°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 32%, 77%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #8A2FCA?

Its complement is #70CA2F; analogous partners are #3C2FCA and #CA2FBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A2FCA for text?

White text on #8A2FCA has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.34:1.