#8C219D#8C219D
#8C219D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.199 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C219D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 33, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 79%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.17, 59.26, -44.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.17, 73.82, 323.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.6% 0.1559 -0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.6% 0.199 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4442, 9.0985, 32.7291) |
| Luminance | 0.0910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.95
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.99
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.13
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.71
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.89
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C219D #329D21
analogous
#4E219D #8C219D #9D2170
triadic
#8C219D #9D8C21 #219D8C
tetradic
#8C219D #9D4E21 #329D21 #21709D
square
#8C219D #9D4E21 #329D21 #21709D
split-complementary
#8C219D #709D21 #219D4E
monochromatic
#320C38 #5F166A #8C219D #B92CD0 #CB5CDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.45
#8C219D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#8C219D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C219D
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C219D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C219D | 1.00 | 7.45 | 2.82 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#33599A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3B5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c219d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.199 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26aba',
500: '#8c219d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c219d; $custom-light: #b26aba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c219d",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 33,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.774,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47603,
"c": 0.1988,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.09097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C219D
secondary
#67C159
accent
#E84057
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81