Palettes / Colors / #8F43EE

#8F43EE — Vivid Purple

#8F43EE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

#8F43EE 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 #A1EE44; it also sits naturally between #444DEE and #E544EE. 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 26% · Blue 93%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #8F43EE

.text { color: #8F43EE; }
.background { background-color: #8F43EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8F43EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 67, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8F43EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 67, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8F43EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 67, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8F43EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8F43EE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8F43EE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1EE44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8F43EE: #FFFFFF.

How #8F43EE 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 #8F43EE

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 #8F43EE?

#8F43EE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 143, 67, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8F43EE?

#8F43EE is RGB 143, 67, 238 — HSL 267°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 40%, 72%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8F43EE?

Its complement is #A1EE44; analogous partners are #444DEE and #E544EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8F43EE for text?

White text on #8F43EE has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.21:1.