#8B218D#8B218D
#8B218D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.185 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B218D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.01, 56.22, -36.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.01, 66.83, 327.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.42% 0.1559 -0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.42% 0.185 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9988, 8.5009, 25.9923) |
| Luminance | 0.0850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.58
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.28
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.71
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.23
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.66
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B218D #238D21
analogous
#55218D #8B218D #8D2159
triadic
#8B218D #8D8B21 #218D8B
tetradic
#8B218D #8D5521 #238D21 #21598D
square
#8B218D #8D5521 #238D21 #21598D
split-complementary
#8B218D #598D21 #218D55
monochromatic
#290A2A #5A155B #8B218D #BC2DBF #D452D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.78
#8B218D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#8B218D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B218D
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B218D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B218D | 1.00 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#024A90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D578A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F3356
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b218d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.185 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b069af',
500: '#8b218d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b218d; $custom-light: #b069af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b218d",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.889,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4642,
"c": 0.18537,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B218D
secondary
#52BA50
accent
#E54346
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F