Palettes / Colors / #8A6DA2

#8A6DA2 — Dusty Purple

#8A6DA2 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #8A6DA2 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.

#8A6DA2 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 #85A26D; it also sits naturally between #6F6DA2 and #A26D9F. 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 43% · Blue 64%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A6DA2

.text { color: #8A6DA2; }
.background { background-color: #8A6DA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A6DA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 109, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 22%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A6DA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 109, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A6DA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 109, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A6DA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A6DA2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85A26D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A6DA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A6DA2

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 #8A6DA2 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 #8A6DA2 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 #8A6DA2?

#8A6DA2 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 109, 162). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A6DA2?

#8A6DA2 is RGB 138, 109, 162 — HSL 273°, 22%, 53% — CMYK 15%, 33%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #8A6DA2?

Its complement is #85A26D; analogous partners are #6F6DA2 and #A26D9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A6DA2 for text?

Black text on #8A6DA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.