#8A219C#8A219C
#8A219C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.197 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A219C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 33, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.5%, 78.8%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.78, 58.68, -44.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.78, 73.39, 323.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.24% 0.1537 -0.1235) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.24% 0.197 321.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0252, 8.8922, 32.2657) |
| Luminance | 0.0889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.60
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.88
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.41
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.92
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.67
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A219C #339C21
analogous
#4D219C #8A219C #9C2170
triadic
#8A219C #9C8A21 #219C8A
tetradic
#8A219C #9C4D21 #339C21 #21709C
square
#8A219C #9C4D21 #339C21 #21709C
split-complementary
#8A219C #709C21 #219C4D
monochromatic
#310C37 #5D1669 #8A219C #B72CCF #C95BDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#8A219C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#8A219C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A219C
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A219C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A219C | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#315899
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B3B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a219c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 33, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.197 321.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b069ba',
500: '#8a219c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a219c; $custom-light: #b069ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a219c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 33,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.22,
"s": 65.079,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47236,
"c": 0.19716,
"h": 321.2
},
"luminance": 0.08891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A219C
secondary
#67C158
accent
#E84058
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81