#8b0cd7
a dark, electric violet · warm · closest name: magenta
RGB
139, 12, 215
HSL
278°, 89%, 45%
CMYK
35, 94, 0, 16
Luminance
0.1066
Every format
| HEX | #8b0cd7 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 12, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 89%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 94%, 0%, 16%) |
| LAB | lab(39.0 74.7 -73.7) |
| LCH | lch(39.0 104.9 315.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.509 0.258 305.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b0cd7;
background-color: #8b0cd7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b0cd7] bg-[#8b0cd7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b0cd7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.047, blue: 0.843)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b0cd7")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b0cd7 on white: 6.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b0cd7 on black: 3.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green4.7%
Blue84.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan35.3%
Magenta94.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.7%
Color previews
#8b0cd7 text on a black background
contrast 3.13:1
Card sample
#8b0cd7 text on a white background
contrast 6.71:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b0cd7;
Background color
Panel with #8b0cd7 background
background-color: #8b0cd7;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b0cd7;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 12, 215, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 12, 215, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b0cd7; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0cd7, #D70C9C);