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#8a2bbc

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

RGB
138, 43, 188
HSL
279°, 63%, 45%
CMYK
27, 77, 0, 26
Luminance
0.1076

Every format

HEX#8a2bbc
RGBrgb(138, 43, 188)
HSLhsl(279, 63%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 77%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(39.2 61.6 -57.7)
LCHlch(39.2 84.4 316.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.503 0.215 310.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2bbc;
background-color: #8a2bbc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2bbc] bg-[#8a2bbc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2bbc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.169, blue: 0.737)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2bbc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2bbc on white: 6.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2bbc on black: 3.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green16.9%
Blue73.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.6%
Magenta77.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.3%

Color previews

#8a2bbc text on a black background

contrast 3.15:1

Card sample

#8a2bbc text on a white background

contrast 6.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2bbc;
Background color
Panel with #8a2bbc background
background-color: #8a2bbc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2bbc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 43, 188, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 43, 188, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2bbc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2bbc, #BC2B8D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2bbc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2bbc in the Color Lab