#8B217E#8B217E
#8B217E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.174 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B217E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 9.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.16, 53.75, -28.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.16, 60.68, 332.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.54% 0.1557 -0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.54% 0.174 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9573, 8.0843, 20.5073) |
| Luminance | 0.0808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.86
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.05
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.61
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.73
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.15
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B217E #218B2E
analogous
#63218B #8B217E #8B2149
triadic
#8B217E #7E8B21 #217E8B
tetradic
#8B217E #8B6321 #218B2E #21498B
square
#8B217E #8B6321 #218B2E #21498B
split-complementary
#8B217E #498B21 #218B63
monochromatic
#280A24 #5A1551 #8B217E #BC2DAB #D651C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#8B217E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#8B217E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B217E
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B217E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B217E | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.62 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D4781
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45567B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#922C4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b217e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.174 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b068a4',
500: '#8b217e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b217e; $custom-light: #b068a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b217e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.358,
"s": 61.628,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4554,
"c": 0.17375,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.08083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B217E
secondary
#4FB95C
accent
#E55743
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F