Palettes / Colors / #8A67D7

#8A67D7 — Purple

#8A67D7 is a purple color we call 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 #8A67D7 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.

#8A67D7 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 #B3D666; it also sits naturally between #667BD6 and #C266D6. 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 84%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A67D7

.text { color: #8A67D7; }
.background { background-color: #8A67D7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A67D7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 103, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 58%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A67D7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 103, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A67D7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 103, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A67D7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A67D7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D666:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A67D7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A67D7

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 #8A67D7 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 #8A67D7 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 #8A67D7?

#8A67D7 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 103, 215). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A67D7?

#8A67D7 is RGB 138, 103, 215 — HSL 259°, 58%, 62% — CMYK 36%, 52%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #8A67D7?

Its complement is #B3D666; analogous partners are #667BD6 and #C266D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A67D7 for text?

Black text on #8A67D7 has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.20:1.