Palettes / Colors / #8A67AE

#8A67AE — Dusty Purple

#8A67AE is a purple color we call Dusty 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 #8A67AE 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.

#8A67AE 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 #8AAD67; it also sits naturally between #6767AD and #AD67AD. 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 40% · Blue 68%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A67AE

.text { color: #8A67AE; }
.background { background-color: #8A67AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A67AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 103, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 30%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A67AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 103, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A67AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 103, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A67AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A67AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AAD67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A67AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A67AE

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 #8A67AE 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 #8A67AE 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 #8A67AE?

#8A67AE is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 103, 174). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A67AE?

#8A67AE is RGB 138, 103, 174 — HSL 270°, 30%, 54% — CMYK 21%, 41%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #8A67AE?

Its complement is #8AAD67; analogous partners are #6767AD and #AD67AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A67AE for text?

Black text on #8A67AE has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.53:1.