#8B2B98#8B2B98
#8B2B98 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.183 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2B98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 43, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 72%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 71.7%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.90, 54.67, -39.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.90, 67.64, 323.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.99% 0.1458 -0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.99% 0.183 322.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1783, 9.4847, 30.6256) |
| Luminance | 0.0948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.49
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.97
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.25
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.47
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.13
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2B98 #38982B
analogous
#542B98 #8B2B98 #982B6E
triadic
#8B2B98 #988B2B #2B988B
tetradic
#8B2B98 #98542B #38982B #2B6E98
square
#8B2B98 #98542B #38982B #2B6E98
split-complementary
#8B2B98 #6E982B #2B9854
monochromatic
#341039 #5F1E68 #8B2B98 #B639C7 #C869D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#8B2B98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#8B2B98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2B98
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2B98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2B98 | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#01509B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5B95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2b98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.183 322.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06eb7',
500: '#8b2b98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2b98; $custom-light: #b06eb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2b98",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 43,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.844,
"s": 55.897,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47988,
"c": 0.18334,
"h": 322.7
},
"luminance": 0.09484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2B98
secondary
#6EBB64
accent
#DF495B
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80