Palettes / Colors / #8C19A8

#8C19A8 — Purple

#8C19A8 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkMagenta (#8B008B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkmagenta (#8B008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkmagenta gives you #8B008B, a different color; use #8C19A8 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.

#8C19A8 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #36A919; it also sits naturally between #4419A9 and #A9197E. 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 55% · Green 10% · Blue 66%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8C19A8

.text { color: #8C19A8; }
.background { background-color: #8C19A8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8C19A8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 25, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 74%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8C19A8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 25, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8C19A8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 25, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8C19A8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8C19A8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #36A919:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8C19A8: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8C19A8

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 #8C19A8 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 #8C19A8 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 #8C19A8?

#8C19A8 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 140, 25, 168). Its closest standard named color is DarkMagenta.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8C19A8?

#8C19A8 is RGB 140, 25, 168 — HSL 288°, 74%, 38% — CMYK 17%, 85%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #8C19A8?

Its complement is #36A919; analogous partners are #4419A9 and #A9197E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8C19A8 for text?

White text on #8C19A8 has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.82:1.