#8B1C7D#8B1C7D
#8B1C7D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.178 H 334.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1C7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 28, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 66%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 80%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 10.1%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.57, 55.13, -28.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.57, 62.05, 332.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.1% 0.1601 -0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.1% 0.178 334) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7645, 7.8015, 20.1263) |
| Luminance | 0.0780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.74
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.17
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.33
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.45
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.20
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1C7D #1C8B2A
analogous
#621C8B #8B1C7D #8B1C45
triadic
#8B1C7D #7D8B1C #1C7D8B
tetradic
#8B1C7D #8B621C #1C8B2A #1C458B
square
#8B1C7D #8B621C #1C8B2A #1C458B
split-complementary
#8B1C7D #458B1C #1C8B62
monochromatic
#250721 #58124F #8B1C7D #BE26AB #DA47C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.20
#8B1C7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.56
#8B1C7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1C7D
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1C7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1C7D | 1.00 | 8.20 | 2.56 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#194580
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#44557A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92284C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1c7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 28, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.178 334.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b166a3',
500: '#8b1c7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1c7d; $custom-light: #b166a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1c7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 28,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.568,
"s": 66.467,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45098,
"c": 0.17815,
"h": 334
},
"luminance": 0.078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1C7D
secondary
#47BC56
accent
#E9543E
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F