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#8a2ef1

a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue

RGB
138, 46, 241
HSL
268°, 87%, 56%
CMYK
43, 81, 0, 6
Luminance
0.1371

Every format

HEX#8a2ef1
RGBrgb(138, 46, 241)
HSLhsl(268, 87%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 81%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(43.8 72.2 -80.6)
LCHlch(43.8 108.2 311.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.549 0.262 298.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a2ef1;
background-color: #8a2ef1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a2ef1] bg-[#8a2ef1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a2ef1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.180, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a2ef1")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a2ef1 on white: 5.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a2ef1 on black: 3.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green18.0%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan42.7%
Magenta80.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#8a2ef1 text on a black background

contrast 3.74:1

Card sample

#8a2ef1 text on a white background

contrast 5.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a2ef1;
Background color
Panel with #8a2ef1 background
background-color: #8a2ef1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a2ef1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 46, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 46, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a2ef1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a2ef1, #F12ED6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a2ef1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a2ef1 in the Color Lab