#8b5eb2
a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 94, 178
HSL
272°, 35%, 53%
CMYK
22, 47, 0, 30
Luminance
0.1671
Every format
| HEX | #8b5eb2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 94, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 35%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 47%, 0%, 30%) |
| LAB | lab(47.9 34.8 -37.9) |
| LCH | lch(47.9 51.4 312.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.565 0.133 307.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5eb2;
background-color: #8b5eb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5eb2] bg-[#8b5eb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5eb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.369, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5eb2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5eb2 on white: 4.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5eb2 on black: 4.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green36.9%
Blue69.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan21.9%
Magenta47.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)30.2%
Color previews
#8b5eb2 text on a black background
contrast 4.34:1
Card sample
#8b5eb2 text on a white background
contrast 4.84:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5eb2;
Background color
Panel with #8b5eb2 background
background-color: #8b5eb2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5eb2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 94, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 94, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5eb2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5eb2, #B25EA1);