#8b40df
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 64, 223
HSL
268°, 71%, 56%
CMYK
38, 71, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1448
Every format
| HEX | #8b40df |
| RGB | rgb(139, 64, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 71%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(44.9 61.1 -68.6) |
| LCH | lch(44.9 91.9 311.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.552 0.227 300.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b40df;
background-color: #8b40df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b40df] bg-[#8b40df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b40df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.251, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b40df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b40df on white: 5.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b40df on black: 3.90:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green25.1%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.7%
Magenta71.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#8b40df text on a black background
contrast 3.90:1
Card sample
#8b40df text on a white background
contrast 5.39:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b40df;
Background color
Panel with #8b40df background
background-color: #8b40df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b40df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 64, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 64, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b40df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b40df, #DF40C9);