#8B198C#8B198C
#8B198C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.192 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B198C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 25, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.7%, 82.1%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.15, 58.36, -36.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.15, 69.03, 327.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.79% 0.1624 -0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.79% 0.192 327.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7285, 8.0789, 25.5368) |
| Luminance | 0.0808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.67
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.47
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.75
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.02
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.57
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B198C #1A8C19
analogous
#51198C #8B198C #8C1954
triadic
#8B198C #8C8B19 #198C8B
tetradic
#8B198C #8C5119 #1A8C19 #19548C
square
#8B198C #8C5119 #1A8C19 #19548C
split-complementary
#8B198C #548C19 #198C51
monochromatic
#240624 #571058 #8B198C #BF22C0 #DC42DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#8B198C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8B198C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B198C
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B198C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B198C | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.62 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00478F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5589
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F2E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b198c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 25, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.192 327.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b166ae',
500: '#8b198c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b198c; $custom-light: #b166ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b198c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 25,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.478,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4579,
"c": 0.19203,
"h": 327.8
},
"luminance": 0.08078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B198C
secondary
#44BE43
accent
#ED3B3D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F