#8b0cdb
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
139, 12, 219
HSL
277°, 90%, 45%
CMYK
37, 95, 0, 14
Luminance
0.1087
Every format
| HEX | #8b0cdb |
| RGB | rgb(139, 12, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 90%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 14%) |
| LAB | lab(39.4 75.5 -75.4) |
| LCH | lch(39.4 106.7 315.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.513 0.262 304.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b0cdb;
background-color: #8b0cdb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b0cdb] bg-[#8b0cdb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b0cdb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.047, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b0cdb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b0cdb on white: 6.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b0cdb on black: 3.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green4.7%
Blue85.9%
CMYK percentages
Cyan36.5%
Magenta94.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%
Color previews
#8b0cdb text on a black background
contrast 3.17:1
Card sample
#8b0cdb text on a white background
contrast 6.62:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b0cdb;
Background color
Panel with #8b0cdb background
background-color: #8b0cdb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b0cdb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 12, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 12, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b0cdb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0cdb, #DB0CA1);