#8B1E9B#8B1E9B
#8B1E9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.200 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B1E9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 30, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 80.6%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.57, 59.59, -43.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.57, 73.95, 323.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.1% 0.1574 -0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.1% 0.2 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0275, 8.7851, 31.8028) |
| Luminance | 0.0878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.73
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.51
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.14
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.84
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.38
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B1E9B #2E9B1E
analogous
#4D1E9B #8B1E9B #9B1E6D
triadic
#8B1E9B #9B8B1E #1E9B8B
tetradic
#8B1E9B #9B4D1E #2E9B1E #1E6D9B
square
#8B1E9B #9B4D1E #2E9B1E #1E6D9B
split-complementary
#8B1E9B #6D9B1E #1E9B4D
monochromatic
#2F0A34 #5D1468 #8B1E9B #B928CE #CD55DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#8B1E9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#8B1E9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B1E9B
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B1E9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B1E9B | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.76 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#315898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D385D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b1e9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 30, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.200 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b168b9',
500: '#8b1e9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b1e9b; $custom-light: #b168b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b1e9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 30,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.32,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.471,
"c": 0.19952,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.08784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B1E9B
secondary
#61C253
accent
#EA3D54
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6EBF6
border
#D0C6D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80