#8b6cd5
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
139, 108, 213
HSL
258°, 56%, 63%
CMYK
35, 49, 0, 17
Luminance
0.2102
Every format
| HEX | #8b6cd5 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 108, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 56%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 49%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(53.0 35.5 -49.9) |
| LCH | lch(53.0 61.3 305.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.609 0.155 295.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8b6cd5;
background-color: #8b6cd5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8b6cd5] bg-[#8b6cd5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8b6cd5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.545, green: 0.424, blue: 0.835)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8b6cd5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8b6cd5 on white: 4.04:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8b6cd5 on black: 5.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.5%
Green42.4%
Blue83.5%
CMYK percentages
Cyan34.7%
Magenta49.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.5%
Color previews
#8b6cd5 text on a black background
contrast 5.20:1
Card sample
#8b6cd5 text on a white background
contrast 4.04:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8b6cd5;
Background color
Panel with #8b6cd5 background
background-color: #8b6cd5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8b6cd5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(139, 108, 213, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(139, 108, 213, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8b6cd5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b6cd5, #D16CD5);