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#8c3bc9

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
140, 59, 201
HSL
274°, 57%, 51%
CMYK
30, 71, 0, 21
Luminance
0.1292

Every format

HEX#8c3bc9
RGBrgb(140, 59, 201)
HSLhsl(274, 57%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 71%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(42.6 58.4 -59.6)
LCHlch(42.6 83.5 314.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.531 0.211 306.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c3bc9;
background-color: #8c3bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c3bc9] bg-[#8c3bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c3bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.231, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c3bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c3bc9 on white: 5.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c3bc9 on black: 3.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green23.1%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan30.3%
Magenta70.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#8c3bc9 text on a black background

contrast 3.58:1

Card sample

#8c3bc9 text on a white background

contrast 5.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c3bc9;
Background color
Panel with #8c3bc9 background
background-color: #8c3bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c3bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 59, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 59, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c3bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c3bc9, #C93BA7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c3bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c3bc9 in the Color Lab