#8A1B8B#8A1B8B
#8A1B8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.189 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A1B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 27, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.7%, 80.6%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.09, 57.45, -36.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.09, 67.99, 327.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.7% 0.1599 -0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.7% 0.189 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5332, 8.0524, 25.1572) |
| Luminance | 0.0805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.82
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.44
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.93
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.98
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.62
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A1B8B #1C8B1B
analogous
#521B8B #8A1B8B #8B1B54
triadic
#8A1B8B #8B8A1B #1B8B8A
tetradic
#8A1B8B #8B521B #1C8B1B #1B548B
square
#8A1B8B #8B521B #1C8B1B #1B548B
split-complementary
#8A1B8B #548B1B #1B8B52
monochromatic
#240725 #571158 #8A1B8B #BD25BE #DA45DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.05
#8A1B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#8A1B8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A1B8B
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A1B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A1B8B | 1.00 | 8.05 | 2.61 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00478E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5588
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E2F53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a1b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 27, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.189 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b067ad',
500: '#8a1b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a1b8b; $custom-light: #b067ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a1b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 27,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.464,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45698,
"c": 0.18909,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.08051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A1B8B
secondary
#46BC45
accent
#EA3D3F
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F