Palettes / Colors / #8A4ECA

#8A4ECA — Muted Purple

#8A4ECA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#8A4ECA 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 #8ECA4E; it also sits naturally between #4E50CA and #C84ECA. 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 31% · Blue 79%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A4ECA

.text { color: #8A4ECA; }
.background { background-color: #8A4ECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A4ECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 78, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A4ECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 78, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A4ECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 78, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A4ECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A4ECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ECA4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A4ECA: #FFFFFF.

How #8A4ECA 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 #8A4ECA 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

← #8A4EC9  ·  #8A4ECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A4ECA?

#8A4ECA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 78, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A4ECA?

#8A4ECA is RGB 138, 78, 202 — HSL 269°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 32%, 61%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #8A4ECA?

Its complement is #8ECA4E; analogous partners are #4E50CA and #C84ECA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A4ECA for text?

White text on #8A4ECA has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.02:1.