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#8c50eb

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

RGB
140, 80, 235
HSL
263°, 80%, 62%
CMYK
40, 66, 0, 8
Luminance
0.1731

Every format

HEX#8c50eb
RGBrgb(140, 80, 235)
HSLhsl(263, 80%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 66%, 0%, 8%)
LABlab(48.6 56.7 -69.3)
LCHlch(48.6 89.5 309.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.582 0.221 296.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c50eb;
background-color: #8c50eb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c50eb] bg-[#8c50eb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c50eb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.314, blue: 0.922)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c50eb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c50eb on white: 4.71:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c50eb on black: 4.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green31.4%
Blue92.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.4%
Magenta66.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#8c50eb text on a black background

contrast 4.46:1

Card sample

#8c50eb text on a white background

contrast 4.71:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c50eb;
Background color
Panel with #8c50eb background
background-color: #8c50eb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c50eb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 80, 235, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 80, 235, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c50eb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c50eb, #EB50E3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c50eb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c50eb in the Color Lab