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#8c56df

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

RGB
140, 86, 223
HSL
264°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
37, 61, 0, 13
Luminance
0.1756

Every format

HEX#8c56df
RGBrgb(140, 86, 223)
HSLhsl(264, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 61%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(49.0 50.5 -62.0)
LCHlch(49.0 80.0 309.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.582 0.200 298.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c56df;
background-color: #8c56df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c56df] bg-[#8c56df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c56df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.337, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c56df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c56df on white: 4.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c56df on black: 4.51:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green33.7%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan37.2%
Magenta61.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#8c56df text on a black background

contrast 4.51:1

Card sample

#8c56df text on a white background

contrast 4.65:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c56df;
Background color
Panel with #8c56df background
background-color: #8c56df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c56df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 86, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 86, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c56df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c56df, #DF56D7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c56df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c56df in the Color Lab