#8B1B8D#8B1B8D
#8B1B8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.191 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1B8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 27, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 81%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 80.9%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.39, 58.00, -37.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.39, 68.85, 327.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.98% 0.1609 -0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.98% 0.191 327.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8469, 8.1971, 25.9417) |
| Luminance | 0.0820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.88
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.68
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.70
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.88
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.45
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1B8D #1D8D1B
analogous
#521B8D #8B1B8D #8D1B56
triadic
#8B1B8D #8D8B1B #1B8D8B
tetradic
#8B1B8D #8D521B #1D8D1B #1B568D
square
#8B1B8D #8D521B #1D8D1B #1B568D
split-complementary
#8B1B8D #568D1B #1B8D52
monochromatic
#260726 #58115A #8B1B8D #BE25C0 #D947DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#8B1B8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#8B1B8D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1B8D
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1B8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1B8D | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004890
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B568A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F3055
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1b8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 27, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.191 327.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b167af',
500: '#8b1b8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1b8d; $custom-light: #b167af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1b8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 27,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.947,
"s": 67.857,
"l": 32.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45983,
"c": 0.19109,
"h": 327.3
},
"luminance": 0.08196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1B8D
secondary
#49BD46
accent
#EB3D40
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F