#9e8cd3
a light, soft violet · warm · closest name: plum
RGB
158, 140, 211
HSL
255°, 45%, 69%
CMYK
25, 34, 0, 17
Luminance
0.3073
Every format
| HEX | #9e8cd3 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 140, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 45%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 34%, 0%, 17%) |
| LAB | lab(62.3 21.8 -34.0) |
| LCH | lch(62.3 40.4 302.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.683 0.104 295.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #9e8cd3;
background-color: #9e8cd3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9e8cd3] bg-[#9e8cd3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9e8cd3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.620, green: 0.549, blue: 0.827)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9e8cd3")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#9e8cd3 on white: 2.94:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#9e8cd3 on black: 7.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red62.0%
Green54.9%
Blue82.7%
CMYK percentages
Cyan25.1%
Magenta33.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)17.3%
Color previews
#9e8cd3 text on a black background
contrast 7.15:1
Card sample
#9e8cd3 text on a white background
contrast 2.94:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #9e8cd3;
Background color
Panel with #9e8cd3 background
background-color: #9e8cd3;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9e8cd3;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(158, 140, 211, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(158, 140, 211, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9e8cd3; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e8cd3, #CD8CD3);