#8b5ee5
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 94, 229
HSL
260°, 72%, 63%
CMYK
39, 59, 0, 10
Luminance
0.1915
Every format
| HEX | #8b5ee5 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 94, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 72%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 59%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(50.9 47.6 -62.4) |
| LCH | lch(50.9 78.4 307.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.597 0.196 295.2) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5ee5;
background-color: #8b5ee5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5ee5] bg-[#8b5ee5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5ee5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.369, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5ee5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5ee5 on white: 4.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5ee5 on black: 4.83:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green36.9%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan39.3%
Magenta59.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#8b5ee5 text on a black background
contrast 4.83:1
Card sample
#8b5ee5 text on a white background
contrast 4.35:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5ee5;
Background color
Panel with #8b5ee5 background
background-color: #8b5ee5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5ee5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 94, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 94, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5ee5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5ee5, #E55EE5);