#8b5eee
a light, electric violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 94, 238
HSL
259°, 81%, 65%
CMYK
42, 61, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1967
Every format
| HEX | #8b5eee |
| RGB | rgb(139, 94, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 81%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 61%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(51.5 50.0 -66.5) |
| LCH | lch(51.5 83.1 306.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.603 0.207 293.6) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b5eee;
background-color: #8b5eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b5eee] bg-[#8b5eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b5eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.369, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b5eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b5eee on white: 4.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b5eee on black: 4.93:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green36.9%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.6%
Magenta60.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8b5eee text on a black background
contrast 4.93:1
Card sample
#8b5eee text on a white background
contrast 4.26:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b5eee;
Background color
Panel with #8b5eee background
background-color: #8b5eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b5eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 94, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 94, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b5eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b5eee, #EB5EEE);