#8b4bc9
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 75, 201
HSL
271°, 54%, 54%
CMYK
31, 63, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1474
Every format
| HEX | #8b4bc9 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 75, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 54%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 63%, 0%, 21%) |
| LAB | lab(45.3 50.6 -55.4) |
| LCH | lch(45.3 75.0 312.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.550 0.190 304.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b4bc9;
background-color: #8b4bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b4bc9] bg-[#8b4bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b4bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.294, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b4bc9")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b4bc9 on white: 5.32:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b4bc9 on black: 3.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green29.4%
Blue78.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan30.8%
Magenta62.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%
Color previews
#8b4bc9 text on a black background
contrast 3.95:1
Card sample
#8b4bc9 text on a white background
contrast 5.32:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b4bc9;
Background color
Panel with #8b4bc9 background
background-color: #8b4bc9;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b4bc9;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 75, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 75, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b4bc9; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4bc9, #C94BB3);