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#8a4df2

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

RGB
138, 77, 242
HSL
262°, 86%, 63%
CMYK
43, 68, 0, 5
Luminance
0.1712

Every format

HEX#8a4df2
RGBrgb(138, 77, 242)
HSLhsl(262, 86%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 68%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(48.4 59.6 -73.6)
LCHlch(48.4 94.7 309.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.582 0.233 295.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8a4df2;
background-color: #8a4df2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8a4df2] bg-[#8a4df2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8a4df2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.541, green: 0.302, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8a4df2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8a4df2 on white: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8a4df2 on black: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red54.1%
Green30.2%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan43.0%
Magenta68.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#8a4df2 text on a black background

contrast 4.42:1

Card sample

#8a4df2 text on a white background

contrast 4.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8a4df2;
Background color
Panel with #8a4df2 background
background-color: #8a4df2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8a4df2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(138, 77, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(138, 77, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8a4df2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4df2, #F24DEC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8a4df2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #8a4df2 in the Color Lab