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#8974df

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
137, 116, 223
HSL
252°, 63%, 67%
CMYK
39, 48, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2314

Every format

HEX#8974df
RGBrgb(137, 116, 223)
HSLhsl(252, 63%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 48%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(55.2 33.0 -52.0)
LCHlch(55.2 61.6 302.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.627 0.157 290.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8974df;
background-color: #8974df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8974df] bg-[#8974df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8974df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.537, green: 0.455, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8974df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8974df on white: 3.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8974df on black: 5.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red53.7%
Green45.5%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.6%
Magenta48.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#8974df text on a black background

contrast 5.63:1

Card sample

#8974df text on a white background

contrast 3.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8974df;
Background color
Panel with #8974df background
background-color: #8974df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8974df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(137, 116, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(137, 116, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8974df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8974df, #D074DF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8974df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8974df in the Color Lab