#8B1B8B#8B1B8B
#8B1B8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.190 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 67%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 57.66, -36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 68.01, 327.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.86% 0.161 -0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.86% 0.19 328.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6994, 8.1381, 25.1650) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.90
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.57
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.77
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.81
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.78
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B8B #1B8B1B
analogous
#531B8B #8B1B8B #8B1B53
triadic
#8B1B8B #8B8B1B #1B8B8B
tetradic
#8B1B8B #8B531B #1B8B1B #1B538B
square
#8B1B8B #8B531B #1B8B1B #1B538B
split-complementary
#8B1B8B #538B1B #1B8B53
monochromatic
#250725 #581158 #8B1B8B #BE25BE #DB45DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8B1B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8B1B8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B8B
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B8B | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00478E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C5588
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#902F53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.190 328.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b167ad',
500: '#8b1b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b8b; $custom-light: #b167ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 67.47,
"l": 32.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45858,
"c": 0.18955,
"h": 328.1
},
"luminance": 0.08137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B8B
secondary
#45BC45
accent
#EA3D3D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F