#8b0cdd
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
139, 12, 221
HSL
277°, 90%, 46%
CMYK
37, 95, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1097
Every format
| HEX | #8b0cdd |
| RGB | rgb(139, 12, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 90%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 95%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(39.5 75.9 -76.3) |
| LCH | lch(39.5 107.6 314.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.514 0.263 304.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b0cdd;
background-color: #8b0cdd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b0cdd] bg-[#8b0cdd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b0cdd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.047, blue: 0.867)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b0cdd")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b0cdd on white: 6.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b0cdd on black: 3.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green4.7%
Blue86.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.1%
Magenta94.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)13.3%
Color previews
#8b0cdd text on a black background
contrast 3.19:1
Card sample
#8b0cdd text on a white background
contrast 6.57:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b0cdd;
Background color
Panel with #8b0cdd background
background-color: #8b0cdd;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b0cdd;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 12, 221, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 12, 221, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b0cdd; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0cdd, #DD0CA4);