Palettes / Colors / #8A73DE

#8A73DE — Light Blue

#8A73DE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #8A73DE 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.

#8A73DE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #C7DE73; it also sits naturally between #7391DE and #C073DE. 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 45% · Blue 87%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A73DE

.text { color: #8A73DE; }
.background { background-color: #8A73DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A73DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 115, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 62%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A73DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 115, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A73DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 115, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A73DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A73DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7DE73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A73DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A73DE

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 #8A73DE 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 #8A73DE 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 #8A73DE?

#8A73DE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 138, 115, 222). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A73DE?

#8A73DE is RGB 138, 115, 222 — HSL 253°, 62%, 66% — CMYK 38%, 48%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8A73DE?

Its complement is #C7DE73; analogous partners are #7391DE and #C073DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A73DE for text?

Black text on #8A73DE has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.