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#8a2db4

a dark, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
138, 45, 180
HSL
281°, 60%, 44%
CMYK
23, 75, 0, 29
Luminance
0.1058

Every format

HEX#8a2db4
RGBrgb(138, 45, 180)
HSLhsl(281, 60%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 75%, 0%, 29%)
LABlab(38.9 59.2 -53.5)
LCHlch(38.9 79.8 317.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.499 0.206 312.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2db4;
background-color: #8a2db4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2db4] bg-[#8a2db4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2db4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.176, blue: 0.706)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2db4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2db4 on white: 6.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2db4 on black: 3.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green17.6%
Blue70.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.3%
Magenta75.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)29.4%

Color previews

#8a2db4 text on a black background

contrast 3.12:1

Card sample

#8a2db4 text on a white background

contrast 6.74:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2db4;
Background color
Panel with #8a2db4 background
background-color: #8a2db4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2db4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 45, 180, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 45, 180, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2db4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2db4, #B42D84);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2db4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2db4 in the Color Lab