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#8e6dbb

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

RGB
142, 109, 187
HSL
265°, 36%, 58%
CMYK
24, 42, 0, 27
Luminance
0.2028

Every format

HEX#8e6dbb
RGBrgb(142, 109, 187)
HSLhsl(265, 36%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 42%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(52.1 29.1 -36.4)
LCHlch(52.1 46.6 308.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.599 0.120 302.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8e6dbb;
background-color: #8e6dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e6dbb] bg-[#8e6dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e6dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.427, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e6dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8e6dbb on white: 4.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8e6dbb on black: 5.06:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red55.7%
Green42.7%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.1%
Magenta41.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#8e6dbb text on a black background

contrast 5.06:1

Card sample

#8e6dbb text on a white background

contrast 4.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8e6dbb;
Background color
Panel with #8e6dbb background
background-color: #8e6dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e6dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 109, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 109, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e6dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e6dbb, #BB6DB4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8e6dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8e6dbb in the Color Lab