#8B1B86#8B1B86
#8B1B86 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.186 H 330.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 3.6%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.97, 56.84, -33.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.97, 65.95, 329.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.55% 0.1611 -0.0924) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.55% 0.186 330.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3424, 7.9953, 23.2848) |
| Luminance | 0.0799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.26
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.48
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.80
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.11
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.69
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B86 #1B8B20
analogous
#581B8B #8B1B86 #8B1B4E
triadic
#8B1B86 #868B1B #1B868B
tetradic
#8B1B86 #8B581B #1B8B20 #1B4E8B
square
#8B1B86 #8B581B #1B8B20 #1B4E8B
split-complementary
#8B1B86 #4E8B1B #1B8B58
monochromatic
#250723 #581155 #8B1B86 #BE25B7 #DB45D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.08
#8B1B86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8B1B86 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B86
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B86 | 1.00 | 8.08 | 2.60 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#074689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F5583
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#902C51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.186 330.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b166aa',
500: '#8b1b86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b86; $custom-light: #b166aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b86",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.679,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45552,
"c": 0.18575,
"h": 330.2
},
"luminance": 0.07994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B86
secondary
#45BC4B
accent
#EA453D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F