#8b42df
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 66, 223
HSL
268°, 71%, 57%
CMYK
38, 70, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1471
Every format
| HEX | #8b42df |
| RGB | rgb(139, 66, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 71%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 70%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(45.2 60.3 -68.1) |
| LCH | lch(45.2 90.9 311.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.555 0.225 300.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b42df;
background-color: #8b42df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b42df] bg-[#8b42df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b42df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.259, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b42df")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b42df on white: 5.33:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b42df on black: 3.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green25.9%
Blue87.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.7%
Magenta70.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%
Color previews
#8b42df text on a black background
contrast 3.94:1
Card sample
#8b42df text on a white background
contrast 5.33:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b42df;
Background color
Panel with #8b42df background
background-color: #8b42df;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b42df;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 66, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 66, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b42df; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b42df, #DF42CA);