Palettes / Colors / #8A63FB

#8A63FB — Light Vivid Purple

#8A63FB is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #8A63FB 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.

#8A63FB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D5FB65; it also sits naturally between #658AFB and #D565FB. 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 39% · Blue 98%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A63FB

.text { color: #8A63FB; }
.background { background-color: #8A63FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A63FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 99, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 95%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A63FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 99, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A63FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 99, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A63FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A63FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5FB65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A63FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A63FB

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 #8A63FB 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 #8A63FB 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 #8A63FB?

#8A63FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 99, 251). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A63FB?

#8A63FB is RGB 138, 99, 251 — HSL 255°, 95%, 69% — CMYK 45%, 61%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #8A63FB?

Its complement is #D5FB65; analogous partners are #658AFB and #D565FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A63FB for text?

Black text on #8A63FB has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.99:1.