#8c2eee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
140, 46, 238
HSL
269°, 85%, 56%
CMYK
41, 81, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1370
Every format
| HEX | #8c2eee |
| RGB | rgb(140, 46, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 81%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(43.8 71.8 -78.9) |
| LCH | lch(43.8 106.7 312.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.549 0.259 299.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8c2eee;
background-color: #8c2eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c2eee] bg-[#8c2eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c2eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.180, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c2eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8c2eee on white: 5.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8c2eee on black: 3.74:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green18.0%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan41.2%
Magenta80.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8c2eee text on a black background
contrast 3.74:1
Card sample
#8c2eee text on a white background
contrast 5.61:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8c2eee;
Background color
Panel with #8c2eee background
background-color: #8c2eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c2eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 46, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 46, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c2eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c2eee, #EE2ED0);