#8B5CE1 Hex color

#8B5CE1

The hexadecimal color code #8B5CE1 corresponds to the code RGB( 139, 92, 225 ). It's a shade of Purple. This color is a combination of red (at 0,55 level), green (at 0,36 level) and blue (at 0,88 level). Its brightness is 62% and its saturation is 68%. It is composed of red at 30%, green at 20% and blue at 49%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

261
68
62
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #8B5CE1
RGB Code rgb( 139 , 92 , 225)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 54.5% , 36.1% , 88.2% )
HSLhsl( 261 , 68% , 62% )
Complementary
Color
#74A31E


Variations of #8B5CE1

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #8B5CE1 is the color #F3EEFC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0D0916.

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Other Shades of Purple

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #74A31E is the color exactly opposite to #8B5CE1 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #8B5CE1 in CSS

When using #8B5CE1 as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #8B5CE1 as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#8B5CE1 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #8B5CE1;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #8B5CE1;  }

Border

#8B5CE1 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #8B5CE1;  }

Shadow

#8B5CE1 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #8B5CE1; }

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