Palettes / Colors / #8A36BF

#8A36BF — Purple

#8A36BF 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 #8A36BF 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.

#8A36BF 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 #6ABF36; it also sits naturally between #4636BF and #BF36AF. 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 21% · Blue 75%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A36BF

.text { color: #8A36BF; }
.background { background-color: #8A36BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A36BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 54, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(277, 56%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A36BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 54, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A36BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 54, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A36BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A36BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6ABF36:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A36BF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A36BF

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 #8A36BF 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 #8A36BF 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 #8A36BF?

#8A36BF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 54, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A36BF?

#8A36BF is RGB 138, 54, 191 — HSL 277°, 56%, 48% — CMYK 28%, 72%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #8A36BF?

Its complement is #6ABF36; analogous partners are #4636BF and #BF36AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A36BF for text?

White text on #8A36BF has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.