#8b3eb2
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple
RGB
139, 62, 178
HSL
280°, 48%, 47%
CMYK
22, 65, 0, 30
Luminance
0.1215
Every format
| HEX | #8b3eb2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 48%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 65%, 0%, 30%) |
| LAB | lab(41.5 51.8 -48.1) |
| LCH | lch(41.5 70.7 317.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.518 0.183 312.3) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b3eb2;
background-color: #8b3eb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b3eb2] bg-[#8b3eb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b3eb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.243, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b3eb2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b3eb2 on white: 6.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b3eb2 on black: 3.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green24.3%
Blue69.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan21.9%
Magenta65.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)30.2%
Color previews
#8b3eb2 text on a black background
contrast 3.43:1
Card sample
#8b3eb2 text on a white background
contrast 6.12:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b3eb2;
Background color
Panel with #8b3eb2 background
background-color: #8b3eb2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b3eb2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 62, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 62, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b3eb2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b3eb2, #B23E8C);