#8B219C#8B219C
#8B219C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.198 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B219C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 33, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.94, 58.88, -43.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.94, 73.38, 323.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.39% 0.1549 -0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.39% 0.198 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1914, 8.9780, 32.2734) |
| Luminance | 0.0898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.80
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.86
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.23
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.71
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B219C #329C21
analogous
#4D219C #8B219C #9C2170
triadic
#8B219C #9C8B21 #219C8B
tetradic
#8B219C #9C4D21 #329C21 #21709C
square
#8B219C #9C4D21 #329C21 #21709C
split-complementary
#8B219C #709C21 #219C4D
monochromatic
#310C37 #5E1669 #8B219C #B82CCF #CA5BDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.51
#8B219C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8B219C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B219C
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B219C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B219C | 1.00 | 7.51 | 2.80 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#325899
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3A5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b219c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.198 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16aba',
500: '#8b219c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b219c; $custom-light: #b16aba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b219c",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 33,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.707,
"s": 65.079,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47386,
"c": 0.19757,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.08977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B219C
secondary
#67C158
accent
#E84057
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81