Palettes / Colors / #8A809F

#8A809F — Dusty Purple

#8A809F 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 #8A809F 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.

#8A809F 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 #959F7F; it also sits naturally between #7F859F and #997F9F. 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 50% · Blue 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A809F

.text { color: #8A809F; }
.background { background-color: #8A809F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A809F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 128, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 14%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A809F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 128, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A809F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 128, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A809F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A809F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #959F7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A809F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A809F

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 #8A809F 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 #8A809F 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 #8A809F?

#8A809F is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 138, 128, 159). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A809F?

#8A809F is RGB 138, 128, 159 — HSL 259°, 14%, 56% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #8A809F?

Its complement is #959F7F; analogous partners are #7F859F and #997F9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A809F for text?

Black text on #8A809F has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.