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#8c2def

a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue

RGB
140, 45, 239
HSL
269°, 86%, 56%
CMYK
41, 81, 0, 6
Luminance
0.1368

Every format

HEX#8c2def
RGBrgb(140, 45, 239)
HSLhsl(269, 86%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 81%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(43.8 72.4 -79.5)
LCHlch(43.8 107.5 312.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.549 0.261 299.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c2def;
background-color: #8c2def;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c2def] bg-[#8c2def]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c2def;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.176, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c2def")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c2def on white: 5.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c2def on black: 3.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green17.6%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.4%
Magenta81.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#8c2def text on a black background

contrast 3.74:1

Card sample

#8c2def text on a white background

contrast 5.62:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c2def;
Background color
Panel with #8c2def background
background-color: #8c2def;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c2def;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 45, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 45, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c2def;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c2def, #EF2DD1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c2def

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c2def in the Color Lab