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#8c2ab4

a dark, vivid violet · warm · closest name: purple

RGB
140, 42, 180
HSL
283°, 62%, 44%
CMYK
22, 77, 0, 29
Luminance
0.1053

Every format

HEX#8c2ab4
RGBrgb(140, 42, 180)
HSLhsl(283, 62%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 77%, 0%, 29%)
LABlab(38.8 60.7 -53.6)
LCHlch(38.8 81.0 318.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.499 0.210 313.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c2ab4;
background-color: #8c2ab4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c2ab4] bg-[#8c2ab4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c2ab4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.165, blue: 0.706)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c2ab4")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c2ab4 on white: 6.76:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c2ab4 on black: 3.11:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green16.5%
Blue70.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.2%
Magenta76.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)29.4%

Color previews

#8c2ab4 text on a black background

contrast 3.11:1

Card sample

#8c2ab4 text on a white background

contrast 6.76:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c2ab4;
Background color
Panel with #8c2ab4 background
background-color: #8c2ab4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c2ab4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 42, 180, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 42, 180, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c2ab4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c2ab4, #B42A80);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c2ab4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c2ab4 in the Color Lab