#8b4eee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 78, 238
HSL
263°, 83%, 62%
CMYK
42, 67, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1711
Every format
| HEX | #8b4eee |
| RGB | rgb(139, 78, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 67%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(48.4 58.3 -71.4) |
| LCH | lch(48.4 92.2 309.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.581 0.227 296.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b4eee;
background-color: #8b4eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b4eee] bg-[#8b4eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b4eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.306, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b4eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b4eee on white: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b4eee on black: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green30.6%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.6%
Magenta67.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8b4eee text on a black background
contrast 4.42:1
Card sample
#8b4eee text on a white background
contrast 4.75:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b4eee;
Background color
Panel with #8b4eee background
background-color: #8b4eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b4eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 78, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 78, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b4eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4eee, #EE4EE6);