#8B219B#8B219B
#8B219B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.197 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B219B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.3%, 78.7%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.88, 58.70, -43.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.88, 72.94, 323.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.32% 0.155 -0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.32% 0.197 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1071, 8.9442, 31.8293) |
| Luminance | 0.0894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.87
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.73
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.14
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.62
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.58
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B219B #319B21
analogous
#4E219B #8B219B #9B216E
triadic
#8B219B #9B8B21 #219B8B
tetradic
#8B219B #9B4E21 #319B21 #216E9B
square
#8B219B #9B4E21 #319B21 #216E9B
split-complementary
#8B219B #6E9B21 #219B4E
monochromatic
#310C36 #5E1669 #8B219B #B82CCD #CB5ADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.53
#8B219B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#8B219B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B219B
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B219B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B219B | 1.00 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#335898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3A5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b219b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.197 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16ab9',
500: '#8b219b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b219b; $custom-light: #b16ab9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b219b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.131,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47319,
"c": 0.19674,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.08943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B219B
secondary
#65C058
accent
#E84056
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80