#8B1C96#8B1C96
#8B1C96 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.197 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1C96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 28, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 69%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 81%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.05, 59.27, -41.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.05, 72.40, 324.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.63% 0.1595 -0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.63% 0.197 323.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5673, 8.5225, 29.6206) |
| Luminance | 0.0852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.70
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.16
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.82
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.45
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.62
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1C96 #27961C
analogous
#4E1C96 #8B1C96 #961C64
triadic
#8B1C96 #968B1C #1C968B
tetradic
#8B1C96 #964E1C #27961C #1C6496
square
#8B1C96 #964E1C #27961C #1C6496
split-complementary
#8B1C96 #64961C #1C964E
monochromatic
#2B092F #5B1262 #8B1C96 #BB26CA #D14EDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#8B1C96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#8B1C96 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1C96
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1C96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1C96 | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004A99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#355793
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E355A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1c96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 28, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.197 323.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b168b5',
500: '#8b1c96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1c96; $custom-light: #b168b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1c96",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 28,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.59,
"s": 68.539,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46629,
"c": 0.19727,
"h": 323.9
},
"luminance": 0.08521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1C96
secondary
#58C14D
accent
#EB3C4C
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6EBF6
border
#D0C6D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80