Palettes / Colors / #8A33CB

#8A33CB — Purple

#8A33CB 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 #8A33CB 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.

#8A33CB 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 #75CC33; it also sits naturally between #3D33CC and #CC33C2. 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 20% · Blue 80%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A33CB

.text { color: #8A33CB; }
.background { background-color: #8A33CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A33CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 51, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A33CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 51, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A33CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 51, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A33CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A33CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75CC33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A33CB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A33CB

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 #8A33CB 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 #8A33CB 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

← #8A33CA  ·  #8A33CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A33CB?

#8A33CB is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 51, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A33CB?

#8A33CB is RGB 138, 51, 203 — HSL 274°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 32%, 75%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #8A33CB?

Its complement is #75CC33; analogous partners are #3D33CC and #CC33C2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A33CB for text?

White text on #8A33CB has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.