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#8a2abc

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: indigo

RGB
138, 42, 188
HSL
280°, 64%, 45%
CMYK
27, 78, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1069

Every format

HEX#8a2abc
RGBrgb(138, 42, 188)
HSLhsl(280, 64%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 78%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(39.0 62.0 -57.9)
LCHlch(39.0 84.8 317.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.503 0.216 310.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2abc;
background-color: #8a2abc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2abc] bg-[#8a2abc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2abc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.165, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2abc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2abc on white: 6.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2abc on black: 3.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green16.5%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.6%
Magenta77.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#8a2abc text on a black background

contrast 3.14:1

Card sample

#8a2abc text on a white background

contrast 6.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2abc;
Background color
Panel with #8a2abc background
background-color: #8a2abc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2abc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 42, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 42, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2abc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2abc, #BC2A8D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2abc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2abc in the Color Lab