#8e00ee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
142, 0, 238
HSL
276°, 100%, 47%
CMYK
40, 100, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1192
Every format
| HEX | #8e00ee |
| RGB | rgb(142, 0, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 100%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 100%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(41.1 80.9 -83.4) |
| LCH | lch(41.1 116.2 314.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.531 0.281 301.8) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8e00ee;
background-color: #8e00ee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e00ee] bg-[#8e00ee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e00ee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.000, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e00ee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8e00ee on white: 6.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8e00ee on black: 3.38:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red55.7%
Green0.0%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan40.3%
Magenta100.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8e00ee text on a black background
contrast 3.38:1
Card sample
#8e00ee text on a white background
contrast 6.20:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8e00ee;
Background color
Panel with #8e00ee background
background-color: #8e00ee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e00ee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 0, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 0, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e00ee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e00ee, #EE00AF);