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#8a49d8

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

RGB
138, 73, 216
HSL
267°, 65%, 57%
CMYK
36, 66, 0, 15
Luminance
0.1513

Every format

HEX#8a49d8
RGBrgb(138, 73, 216)
HSLhsl(267, 65%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 66%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(45.8 55.0 -63.2)
LCHlch(45.8 83.8 311.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.557 0.209 300.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a49d8;
background-color: #8a49d8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a49d8] bg-[#8a49d8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a49d8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.286, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a49d8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a49d8 on white: 5.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a49d8 on black: 4.03:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green28.6%
Blue84.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan36.1%
Magenta66.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#8a49d8 text on a black background

contrast 4.03:1

Card sample

#8a49d8 text on a white background

contrast 5.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a49d8;
Background color
Panel with #8a49d8 background
background-color: #8a49d8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a49d8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 73, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 73, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a49d8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a49d8, #D849C7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a49d8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a49d8 in the Color Lab