#8B178D#8B178D
#8B178D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.194 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B178D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 23, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 83.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.04, 59.02, -37.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.04, 70.02, 327.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.73% 0.1638 -0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.73% 0.194 327.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7613, 8.0260, 25.9132) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.49
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.40
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.75
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.23
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.37
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B178D #198D17
analogous
#50178D #8B178D #8D1754
triadic
#8B178D #8D8B17 #178D8B
tetradic
#8B178D #8D5017 #198D17 #17548D
square
#8B178D #8D5017 #198D17 #17548D
split-complementary
#8B178D #548D17 #178D50
monochromatic
#230624 #570E58 #8B178D #BF20C2 #DD3FE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#8B178D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#8B178D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B178D
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B178D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B178D | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.61 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004790
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#39558A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F2E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b178d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 23, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.194 327.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b165af',
500: '#8b178d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b178d; $custom-light: #b165af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b178d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 23,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.983,
"s": 71.951,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45732,
"c": 0.1944,
"h": 327.4
},
"luminance": 0.08025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B178D
secondary
#42C040
accent
#EF393C
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F