#8b2cb2
a dark, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple
RGB
139, 44, 178
HSL
283°, 60%, 44%
CMYK
22, 75, 0, 30
Luminance
0.1050
Every format
| HEX | #8b2cb2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 44, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 60%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 75%, 0%, 30%) |
| LAB | lab(38.7 59.4 -52.5) |
| LCH | lch(38.7 79.3 318.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.498 0.205 313.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b2cb2;
background-color: #8b2cb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b2cb2] bg-[#8b2cb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b2cb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.173, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b2cb2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b2cb2 on white: 6.77:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b2cb2 on black: 3.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green17.3%
Blue69.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan21.9%
Magenta75.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)30.2%
Color previews
#8b2cb2 text on a black background
contrast 3.10:1
Card sample
#8b2cb2 text on a white background
contrast 6.77:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b2cb2;
Background color
Panel with #8b2cb2 background
background-color: #8b2cb2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b2cb2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 44, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 44, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b2cb2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b2cb2, #B22C80);