Palettes / Colors / #8A34CA

#8A34CA — Purple

#8A34CA 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 #8A34CA 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.

#8A34CA 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 #75CB34; it also sits naturally between #3E34CB and #CB34C1. 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 79%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A34CA

.text { color: #8A34CA; }
.background { background-color: #8A34CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A34CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 52, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 59%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A34CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 52, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A34CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 52, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A34CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A34CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75CB34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A34CA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A34CA

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 #8A34CA 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 #8A34CA 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

← #8A34C9  ·  #8A34CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A34CA?

#8A34CA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 52, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A34CA?

#8A34CA is RGB 138, 52, 202 — HSL 274°, 59%, 50% — CMYK 32%, 74%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #8A34CA?

Its complement is #75CB34; analogous partners are #3E34CB and #CB34C1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A34CA for text?

White text on #8A34CA has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.