Palettes / Colors / #8D69BF

#8D69BF — Muted Purple

#8D69BF is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

#8D69BF 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 #9BBF69; it also sits naturally between #6970BF and #B869BF. 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 41% · Blue 75%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8D69BF

.text { color: #8D69BF; }
.background { background-color: #8D69BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D69BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 105, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 40%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D69BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 105, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D69BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 105, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D69BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D69BF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BBF69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D69BF: #000000.

How #8D69BF 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 #8D69BF 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 #8D69BF?

#8D69BF is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 141, 105, 191). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D69BF?

#8D69BF is RGB 141, 105, 191 — HSL 265°, 40%, 58% — CMYK 26%, 45%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #8D69BF?

Its complement is #9BBF69; analogous partners are #6970BF and #B869BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D69BF for text?

Black text on #8D69BF has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.28:1.