#8B249F#8B249F
#8B249F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.197 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B249F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 36, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 77.4%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.47, 58.48, -44.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.47, 73.64, 322.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.82% 0.152 -0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.82% 0.197 320.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5356, 9.2549, 33.6569) |
| Luminance | 0.0925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.87
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.50
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.54
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.94
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.28
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B249F #389F24
analogous
#4D249F #8B249F #9F2475
triadic
#8B249F #9F8B24 #249F8B
tetradic
#8B249F #9F4D24 #389F24 #24759F
square
#8B249F #9F4D24 #389F24 #24759F
split-complementary
#8B249F #759F24 #249F4D
monochromatic
#340D3B #5F196D #8B249F #B630D0 #C862DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#8B249F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8B249F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B249F
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B249F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B249F | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#31599C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3D61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b249f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.197 320.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16bbc',
500: '#8b249f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b249f; $custom-light: #b16bbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b249f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 36,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.244,
"s": 63.077,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47823,
"c": 0.19713,
"h": 320.4
},
"luminance": 0.09254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B249F
secondary
#6EC15E
accent
#E6425C
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81