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#8c3cd2

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

RGB
140, 60, 210
HSL
272°, 63%, 53%
CMYK
33, 71, 0, 18
Luminance
0.1346

Every format

HEX#8c3cd2
RGBrgb(140, 60, 210)
HSLhsl(272, 63%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 71%, 0%, 18%)
LABlab(43.5 60.0 -63.5)
LCHlch(43.5 87.4 313.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.539 0.219 304.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c3cd2;
background-color: #8c3cd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c3cd2] bg-[#8c3cd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c3cd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.235, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c3cd2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c3cd2 on white: 5.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c3cd2 on black: 3.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green23.5%
Blue82.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan33.3%
Magenta71.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#8c3cd2 text on a black background

contrast 3.69:1

Card sample

#8c3cd2 text on a white background

contrast 5.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c3cd2;
Background color
Panel with #8c3cd2 background
background-color: #8c3cd2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c3cd2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 60, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 60, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c3cd2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c3cd2, #D23CB4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c3cd2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c3cd2 in the Color Lab