Palettes / Colors / #8A4E97

#8A4E97 — Muted Purple

#8A4E97 is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #8A4E97 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.

#8A4E97 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 #5B974E; it also sits naturally between #654E97 and #974E80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 31% · Blue 59%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A4E97

.text { color: #8A4E97; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4E97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 78, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 32%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4E97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 78, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4E97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 78, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4E97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4E97">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A4E97

Tints of #8A4E97

Tones of #8A4E97

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B974E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A4E97: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A4E97

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 #8A4E97 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 #8A4E97 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

← #8A4E96  ·  #8A4E98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A4E97?

#8A4E97 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 78, 151). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4E97?

#8A4E97 is RGB 138, 78, 151 — HSL 289°, 32%, 45% — CMYK 9%, 48%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #8A4E97?

Its complement is #5B974E; analogous partners are #654E97 and #974E80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4E97 for text?

White text on #8A4E97 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.