#8e2cd2
a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: indigo
RGB
142, 44, 210
HSL
275°, 65%, 50%
CMYK
32, 79, 0, 18
Luminance
0.1221
Every format
| HEX | #8e2cd2 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 44, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 65%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 79%, 0%, 18%) |
| LAB | lab(41.5 66.6 -66.6) |
| LCH | lch(41.5 94.2 315.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.526 0.235 306.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8e2cd2;
background-color: #8e2cd2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e2cd2] bg-[#8e2cd2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e2cd2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.173, blue: 0.824)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e2cd2")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8e2cd2 on white: 6.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8e2cd2 on black: 3.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red55.7%
Green17.3%
Blue82.4%
CMYK percentages
Cyan32.4%
Magenta79.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.6%
Color previews
#8e2cd2 text on a black background
contrast 3.44:1
Card sample
#8e2cd2 text on a white background
contrast 6.10:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8e2cd2;
Background color
Panel with #8e2cd2 background
background-color: #8e2cd2;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e2cd2;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 44, 210, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 44, 210, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e2cd2; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e2cd2, #D22CA7);