#8B22B5#8B22B5
#8B22B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.218 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B22B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 81%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 81.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, 63.34, -55.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 84.41, 318.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.24% 0.15 -0.1579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.24% 0.218 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5585, 9.9699, 44.6012) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.16
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.29
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.12
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.03
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.24
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B22B5 #4CB522
analogous
#4122B5 #8B22B5 #B52296
triadic
#8B22B5 #B58B22 #22B58B
tetradic
#8B22B5 #B54122 #4CB522 #2296B5
square
#8B22B5 #B54122 #4CB522 #2296B5
split-complementary
#8B22B5 #96B522 #22B541
monochromatic
#3C0F4E #631881 #8B22B5 #AC3ADA #C26EE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#8B22B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8B22B5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B22B5
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B22B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B22B5 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0B5BB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86476D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b22b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.218 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26bcc',
500: '#8b22b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b22b5; $custom-light: #b26bcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b22b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 68.372,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49236,
"c": 0.21778,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.09969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B22B5
secondary
#85CA69
accent
#EB3D6E
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF9
border
#D0C7D2
text
#110813
muted
#807B82