#8B17A1#8B17A1
#8B17A1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.210 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B17A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 23, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.35, 62.48, -47.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.35, 78.65, 322.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.08% 0.1613 -0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.08% 0.21 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3861, 8.6759, 34.4701) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.30
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.10
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.77
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.89
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.00
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B17A1 #2DA117
analogous
#4617A1 #8B17A1 #A11772
triadic
#8B17A1 #A18B17 #17A18B
tetradic
#8B17A1 #A14617 #2DA117 #1772A1
square
#8B17A1 #A14617 #2DA117 #1772A1
split-complementary
#8B17A1 #72A117 #17A146
monochromatic
#2F0836 #5D0F6B #8B17A1 #B91FD7 #CD4DE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#8B17A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#8B17A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B17A1
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B17A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B17A1 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#28579E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B395F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b17a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 23, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.210 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b167bd',
500: '#8b17a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b17a1; $custom-light: #b167bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b17a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 23,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.435,
"s": 75,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47078,
"c": 0.20989,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.08675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B17A1
secondary
#60C74C
accent
#F23654
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6EBF7
border
#D0C6D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81