#8b5dbb
a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 93, 187
HSL
269°, 41%, 55%
CMYK
26, 50, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1691
Every format
| HEX | #8b5dbb |
| RGB | rgb(139, 93, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 41%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26%, 50%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(48.1 37.5 -42.7) |
| LCH | lch(48.1 56.8 311.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.569 0.146 304.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5dbb;
background-color: #8b5dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5dbb] bg-[#8b5dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.365, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5dbb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5dbb on white: 4.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5dbb on black: 4.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green36.5%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan25.7%
Magenta50.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#8b5dbb text on a black background
contrast 4.38:1
Card sample
#8b5dbb text on a white background
contrast 4.79:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5dbb;
Background color
Panel with #8b5dbb background
background-color: #8b5dbb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5dbb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 93, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 93, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5dbb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5dbb, #BB5DAC);