#8b0eee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
139, 14, 238
HSL
274°, 89%, 49%
CMYK
42, 94, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1198
Every format
| HEX | #8b0eee |
| RGB | rgb(139, 14, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 89%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 94%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(41.2 79.1 -83.2) |
| LCH | lch(41.2 114.8 313.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.530 0.277 300.5) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b0eee;
background-color: #8b0eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b0eee] bg-[#8b0eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b0eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.055, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b0eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b0eee on white: 6.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b0eee on black: 3.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green5.5%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.6%
Magenta94.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8b0eee text on a black background
contrast 3.40:1
Card sample
#8b0eee text on a white background
contrast 6.19:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b0eee;
Background color
Panel with #8b0eee background
background-color: #8b0eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b0eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 14, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 14, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b0eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b0eee, #EE0EBC);