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#8c3cc5

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

RGB
140, 60, 197
HSL
275°, 54%, 50%
CMYK
29, 70, 0, 23
Luminance
0.1284

Every format

HEX#8c3cc5
RGBrgb(140, 60, 197)
HSLhsl(275, 54%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 70%, 0%, 23%)
LABlab(42.5 57.1 -57.5)
LCHlch(42.5 81.0 314.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.530 0.205 307.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c3cc5;
background-color: #8c3cc5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c3cc5] bg-[#8c3cc5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c3cc5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.235, blue: 0.773)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c3cc5")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c3cc5 on white: 5.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c3cc5 on black: 3.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green23.5%
Blue77.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan28.9%
Magenta69.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)22.7%

Color previews

#8c3cc5 text on a black background

contrast 3.57:1

Card sample

#8c3cc5 text on a white background

contrast 5.89:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c3cc5;
Background color
Panel with #8c3cc5 background
background-color: #8c3cc5;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c3cc5;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 60, 197, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 60, 197, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c3cc5;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c3cc5, #C53CA3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c3cc5

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c3cc5 in the Color Lab