#8979eb
a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
137, 121, 235
HSL
248°, 74%, 70%
CMYK
42, 49, 0, 8
Luminance
0.2499
Every format
| HEX | #8979eb |
| RGB | rgb(137, 121, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 8%) |
| LAB | lab(57.1 33.4 -55.8) |
| LCH | lch(57.1 65.0 300.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.643 0.166 287.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8979eb;
background-color: #8979eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8979eb] bg-[#8979eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8979eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.537, green: 0.475, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8979eb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8979eb on white: 3.50:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8979eb on black: 6.00:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red53.7%
Green47.5%
Blue92.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.7%
Magenta48.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%
Color previews
#8979eb text on a black background
contrast 6.00:1
Card sample
#8979eb text on a white background
contrast 3.50:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8979eb;
Background color
Panel with #8979eb background
background-color: #8979eb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8979eb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(137, 121, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(137, 121, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8979eb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8979eb, #D579EB);