#8c4ade
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
140, 74, 222
HSL
267°, 69%, 58%
CMYK
37, 67, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1575
Every format
| HEX | #8c4ade |
| RGB | rgb(140, 74, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 69%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 67%, 0%, 13%) |
| LAB | lab(46.6 56.4 -65.2) |
| LCH | lch(46.6 86.2 310.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.565 0.214 300.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8c4ade;
background-color: #8c4ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c4ade] bg-[#8c4ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c4ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.290, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c4ade")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8c4ade on white: 5.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8c4ade on black: 4.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red54.9%
Green29.0%
Blue87.1%
CMYK percentages
Cyan36.9%
Magenta66.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%
Color previews
#8c4ade text on a black background
contrast 4.15:1
Card sample
#8c4ade text on a white background
contrast 5.06:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8c4ade;
Background color
Panel with #8c4ade background
background-color: #8c4ade;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c4ade;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 74, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 74, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c4ade; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c4ade, #DE4ACD);