#8B2B94#8B2B94
#8B2B94 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.180 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2B94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 43, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 55%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 71%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.66, 53.93, -37.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.66, 65.85, 324.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.74% 0.1459 -0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.74% 0.18 324.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8562, 9.3559, 28.9292) |
| Luminance | 0.0935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.94
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.09
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.19
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.40
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.86
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2B94 #34942B
analogous
#562B94 #8B2B94 #942B69
triadic
#8B2B94 #948B2B #2B948B
tetradic
#8B2B94 #94562B #34942B #2B6994
square
#8B2B94 #94562B #34942B #2B6994
split-complementary
#8B2B94 #69942B #2B9456
monochromatic
#320F35 #5E1D65 #8B2B94 #B839C3 #C967D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.31
#8B2B94 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#8B2B94 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2B94
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2B94 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2B94 | 1.00 | 7.31 | 2.87 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0D4F97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E5A91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E3D5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2b94; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.180 324.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06eb4',
500: '#8b2b94',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2b94; $custom-light: #b06eb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2b94",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 43,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.857,
"s": 54.974,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47738,
"c": 0.17986,
"h": 324.2
},
"luminance": 0.09355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2B94
secondary
#69B962
accent
#DE4956
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80