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#8c71cd

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

RGB
140, 113, 205
HSL
258°, 48%, 62%
CMYK
32, 45, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2179

Every format

HEX#8c71cd
RGBrgb(140, 113, 205)
HSLhsl(258, 48%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 45%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(53.8 30.8 -44.1)
LCHlch(53.8 53.7 304.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.614 0.137 295.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c71cd;
background-color: #8c71cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c71cd] bg-[#8c71cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c71cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.443, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c71cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c71cd on white: 3.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c71cd on black: 5.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green44.3%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan31.7%
Magenta44.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#8c71cd text on a black background

contrast 5.36:1

Card sample

#8c71cd text on a white background

contrast 3.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c71cd;
Background color
Panel with #8c71cd background
background-color: #8c71cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c71cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 113, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 113, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c71cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c71cd, #C971CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c71cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c71cd in the Color Lab