#8b3eee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 62, 238
HSL
266°, 84%, 59%
CMYK
42, 74, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1511
Every format
| HEX | #8b3eee |
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 84%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 74%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(45.8 65.6 -75.7) |
| LCH | lch(45.8 100.2 310.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.562 0.245 297.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b3eee;
background-color: #8b3eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b3eee] bg-[#8b3eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b3eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.243, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b3eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b3eee on white: 5.22:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b3eee on black: 4.02:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green24.3%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.6%
Magenta73.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8b3eee text on a black background
contrast 4.02:1
Card sample
#8b3eee text on a white background
contrast 5.22:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b3eee;
Background color
Panel with #8b3eee background
background-color: #8b3eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b3eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 62, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 62, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b3eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b3eee, #EE3EDB);