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#8b4dfd

a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
139, 77, 253
HSL
261°, 98%, 65%
CMYK
45, 70, 0, 1
Luminance
0.1789

Every format

HEX#8b4dfd
RGBrgb(139, 77, 253)
HSLhsl(261, 98%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 70%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(49.4 62.5 -78.2)
LCHlch(49.4 100.2 308.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.591 0.245 293.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8b4dfd;
background-color: #8b4dfd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b4dfd] bg-[#8b4dfd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b4dfd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.302, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b4dfd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8b4dfd on white: 4.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8b4dfd on black: 4.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.5%
Green30.2%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan45.1%
Magenta69.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#8b4dfd text on a black background

contrast 4.58:1

Card sample

#8b4dfd text on a white background

contrast 4.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8b4dfd;
Background color
Panel with #8b4dfd background
background-color: #8b4dfd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b4dfd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 77, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 77, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b4dfd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4dfd, #FD4DFA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8b4dfd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8b4dfd in the Color Lab