#8b5ade
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 90, 222
HSL
262°, 67%, 61%
CMYK
37, 60, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1808
Every format
| HEX | #8b5ade |
| RGB | rgb(139, 90, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 67%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 60%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(49.6 47.9 -60.5) |
| LCH | lch(49.6 77.2 308.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.586 0.193 297.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5ade;
background-color: #8b5ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5ade] bg-[#8b5ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.353, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5ade")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5ade on white: 4.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5ade on black: 4.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green35.3%
Blue87.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan37.4%
Magenta59.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%
Color previews
#8b5ade text on a black background
contrast 4.62:1
Card sample
#8b5ade text on a white background
contrast 4.55:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5ade;
Background color
Panel with #8b5ade background
background-color: #8b5ade;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5ade;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 90, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 90, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5ade; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5ade, #DE5AD9);