#8B1B87#8B1B87
#8B1B87 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.186 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B87 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 2.9%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.03, 57.00, -33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.03, 66.36, 329.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% 0.1611 -0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.187 329.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4125, 8.0233, 23.6539) |
| Luminance | 0.0802 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.15
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.48
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.78
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.02
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.77
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B87 #1B8B1F
analogous
#571B8B #8B1B87 #8B1B4F
triadic
#8B1B87 #878B1B #1B878B
tetradic
#8B1B87 #8B571B #1B8B1F #1B4F8B
square
#8B1B87 #8B571B #1B8B1F #1B4F8B
split-complementary
#8B1B87 #4F8B1B #1B8B57
monochromatic
#250723 #581155 #8B1B87 #BE25B9 #DB45D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#8B1B87 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8B1B87 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B87
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B87 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B87 | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.60 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#04478A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F5584
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#902D51
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b87; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.186 329.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b166aa',
500: '#8b1b87',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b87; $custom-light: #b166aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b87",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.143,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45612,
"c": 0.1865,
"h": 329.7
},
"luminance": 0.08022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B87
secondary
#45BC4A
accent
#EA443D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F