Palettes / Colors / #8E29FA

#8E29FA — Vivid Purple

#8E29FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#8E29FA 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 #95FA29; it also sits naturally between #292DFA and #F629FA. 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 56% · Green 16% · Blue 98%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 84% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8E29FA

.text { color: #8E29FA; }
.background { background-color: #8E29FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8E29FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 41, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 95%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8E29FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 41, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8E29FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 41, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8E29FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8E29FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8E29FA

Tints of #8E29FA

Tones of #8E29FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95FA29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8E29FA: #FFFFFF.

How #8E29FA 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 #8E29FA 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

← #8E29F9  ·  #8E29FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8E29FA?

#8E29FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 142, 41, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8E29FA?

#8E29FA is RGB 142, 41, 250 — HSL 269°, 95%, 57% — CMYK 43%, 84%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #8E29FA?

Its complement is #95FA29; analogous partners are #292DFA and #F629FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8E29FA for text?

White text on #8E29FA has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.85:1.