#8B227E#8B227E
#8B227E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.173 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B227E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 9.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 53.42, -27.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 60.30, 332.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.62% 0.1547 -0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.62% 0.173 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9855, 8.1407, 20.5167) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.79
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.16
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.73
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 4.80
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.19
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B227E #228B2F
analogous
#64228B #8B227E #8B224A
triadic
#8B227E #7E8B22 #227E8B
tetradic
#8B227E #8B6422 #228B2F #224A8B
square
#8B227E #8B6422 #228B2F #224A8B
split-complementary
#8B227E #4A8B22 #228B64
monochromatic
#290A25 #5A1651 #8B227E #BC2EAB #D553C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#8B227E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8B227E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B227E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B227E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B227E | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F4781
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46567B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#922C4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b227e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.173 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b069a3',
500: '#8b227e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b227e; $custom-light: #b069a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b227e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.429,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45624,
"c": 0.17265,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.08139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B227E
secondary
#50B85D
accent
#E45844
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F