#8b5cd3
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 92, 211
HSL
264°, 58%, 59%
CMYK
34, 56, 0, 17
Luminance
0.1785
Every format
| HEX | #8b5cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 92, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 58%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 56%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(49.3 44.0 -54.6) |
| LCH | lch(49.3 70.2 308.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.582 0.177 299.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5cd3;
background-color: #8b5cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5cd3] bg-[#8b5cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.361, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5cd3 on white: 4.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5cd3 on black: 4.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green36.1%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan34.1%
Magenta56.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#8b5cd3 text on a black background
contrast 4.57:1
Card sample
#8b5cd3 text on a white background
contrast 4.60:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5cd3;
Background color
Panel with #8b5cd3 background
background-color: #8b5cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 92, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 92, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5cd3, #D35CCC);