#8B219A#8B219A
#8B219A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.196 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B219A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 79%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 78.6%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.81, 58.52, -42.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.81, 72.49, 323.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.25% 0.1551 -0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.25% 0.196 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0235, 8.9108, 31.3889) |
| Luminance | 0.0891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.95
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.06
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.50
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.46
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B219A #309A21
analogous
#4F219A #8B219A #9A216D
triadic
#8B219A #9A8B21 #219A8B
tetradic
#8B219A #9A4F21 #309A21 #216D9A
square
#8B219A #9A4F21 #309A21 #216D9A
split-complementary
#8B219A #6D9A21 #219A4F
monochromatic
#300B35 #5E1668 #8B219A #B82CCC #CC5ADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.55
#8B219A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#8B219A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B219A
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B219A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B219A | 1.00 | 7.55 | 2.78 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D395D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b219a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.196 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16ab8',
500: '#8b219a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b219a; $custom-light: #b16ab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b219a",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.562,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47252,
"c": 0.19591,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.0891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B219A
secondary
#64C057
accent
#E84055
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80