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#8a2ac4

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

RGB
138, 42, 196
HSL
277°, 65%, 47%
CMYK
30, 79, 0, 23
Luminance
0.1104

Every format

HEX#8a2ac4
RGBrgb(138, 42, 196)
HSLhsl(277, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 79%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(39.7 63.7 -61.6)
LCHlch(39.7 88.6 316.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.509 0.224 308.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2ac4;
background-color: #8a2ac4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2ac4] bg-[#8a2ac4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2ac4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.165, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2ac4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2ac4 on white: 6.54:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2ac4 on black: 3.21:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green16.5%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.6%
Magenta78.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)23.1%

Color previews

#8a2ac4 text on a black background

contrast 3.21:1

Card sample

#8a2ac4 text on a white background

contrast 6.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2ac4;
Background color
Panel with #8a2ac4 background
background-color: #8a2ac4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2ac4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 42, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 42, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2ac4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ac4, #C42A97);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2ac4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2ac4 in the Color Lab