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#8c73cc

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

RGB
140, 115, 204
HSL
257°, 47%, 63%
CMYK
31, 44, 0, 20
Luminance
0.2220

Every format

HEX#8c73cc
RGBrgb(140, 115, 204)
HSLhsl(257, 47%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 44%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(54.2 29.3 -42.8)
LCHlch(54.2 51.9 304.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.617 0.133 295.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8c73cc;
background-color: #8c73cc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8c73cc] bg-[#8c73cc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8c73cc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.549, green: 0.451, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8c73cc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8c73cc on white: 3.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8c73cc on black: 5.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.9%
Green45.1%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan31.4%
Magenta43.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#8c73cc text on a black background

contrast 5.44:1

Card sample

#8c73cc text on a white background

contrast 3.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8c73cc;
Background color
Panel with #8c73cc background
background-color: #8c73cc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8c73cc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(140, 115, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(140, 115, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8c73cc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c73cc, #C773CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8c73cc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8c73cc in the Color Lab