Palettes / Colors / #8A57BC

#8A57BC — Muted Purple

#8A57BC is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #8A57BC 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.

#8A57BC 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 #8ABC57; it also sits naturally between #5757BC and #BC57BC. 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 34% · Blue 74%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A57BC

.text { color: #8A57BC; }
.background { background-color: #8A57BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A57BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 87, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 43%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A57BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 87, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A57BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 87, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A57BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A57BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ABC57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A57BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A57BC

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 #8A57BC 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 #8A57BC 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 #8A57BC?

#8A57BC is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 87, 188). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A57BC?

#8A57BC is RGB 138, 87, 188 — HSL 270°, 43%, 54% — CMYK 27%, 54%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #8A57BC?

Its complement is #8ABC57; analogous partners are #5757BC and #BC57BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A57BC for text?

White text on #8A57BC has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.17:1.