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#8a2acd

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

RGB
138, 42, 205
HSL
275°, 66%, 48%
CMYK
33, 80, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1147

Every format

HEX#8a2acd
RGBrgb(138, 42, 205)
HSLhsl(275, 66%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 80%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(40.4 65.6 -65.7)
LCHlch(40.4 92.8 315.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.516 0.232 306.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2acd;
background-color: #8a2acd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2acd] bg-[#8a2acd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2acd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.165, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2acd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2acd on white: 6.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2acd on black: 3.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green16.5%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan32.7%
Magenta79.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#8a2acd text on a black background

contrast 3.29:1

Card sample

#8a2acd text on a white background

contrast 6.38:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2acd;
Background color
Panel with #8a2acd background
background-color: #8a2acd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2acd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 42, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 42, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2acd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2acd, #CD2AA3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2acd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2acd in the Color Lab