#8e1cd3
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: indigo
RGB
142, 28, 211
HSL
277°, 77%, 47%
CMYK
33, 87, 0, 17
Luminance
0.1128
Every format
| HEX | #8e1cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 28, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 77%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 87%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(40.1 71.4 -69.6) |
| LCH | lch(40.1 99.7 315.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.516 0.248 307.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8e1cd3;
background-color: #8e1cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e1cd3] bg-[#8e1cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e1cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.110, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e1cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8e1cd3 on white: 6.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8e1cd3 on black: 3.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red55.7%
Green11.0%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan32.7%
Magenta86.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#8e1cd3 text on a black background
contrast 3.26:1
Card sample
#8e1cd3 text on a white background
contrast 6.45:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8e1cd3;
Background color
Panel with #8e1cd3 background
background-color: #8e1cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e1cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 28, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 28, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e1cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e1cd3, #D31C9E);