#8b0cd3
a dark, electric violet · warm · closest name: indigo
RGB
139, 12, 211
HSL
278°, 89%, 44%
CMYK
34, 94, 0, 17
Luminance
0.1046
Every format
| HEX | #8b0cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 12, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 89%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 94%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(38.6 73.9 -72.0) |
| LCH | lch(38.6 103.2 315.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.506 0.255 306.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b0cd3;
background-color: #8b0cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b0cd3] bg-[#8b0cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b0cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.047, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b0cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b0cd3 on white: 6.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b0cd3 on black: 3.09:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green4.7%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan34.1%
Magenta94.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#8b0cd3 text on a black background
contrast 3.09:1
Card sample
#8b0cd3 text on a white background
contrast 6.79:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b0cd3;
Background color
Panel with #8b0cd3 background
background-color: #8b0cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b0cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 12, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 12, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b0cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0cd3, #D30C96);