#8e2eee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue
RGB
142, 46, 238
HSL
270°, 85%, 56%
CMYK
40, 81, 0, 7
Luminance
0.1388
Every format
| HEX | #8e2eee |
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 81%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(44.1 72.1 -78.5) |
| LCH | lch(44.1 106.6 312.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.551 0.260 300.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #8e2eee;
background-color: #8e2eee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8e2eee] bg-[#8e2eee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8e2eee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.557, green: 0.180, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8e2eee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#8e2eee on white: 5.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#8e2eee on black: 3.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red55.7%
Green18.0%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan40.3%
Magenta80.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#8e2eee text on a black background
contrast 3.78:1
Card sample
#8e2eee text on a white background
contrast 5.56:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #8e2eee;
Background color
Panel with #8e2eee background
background-color: #8e2eee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8e2eee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(142, 46, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(142, 46, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8e2eee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e2eee, #EE2ECE);