#8D21B2#8D21B2
#8D21B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.217 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D21B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 33, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 69%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.8%, 81.5%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.78, 63.40, -54.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.78, 83.29, 319.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.22% 0.1539 -0.1526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.22% 0.217 315.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5629, 9.9655, 43.0039) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.06
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.32
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.81
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.85
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D21B2 #46B221
analogous
#4521B2 #8D21B2 #B2218F
triadic
#8D21B2 #B28D21 #21B28D
tetradic
#8D21B2 #B24521 #46B221 #218FB2
square
#8D21B2 #B24521 #46B221 #218FB2
split-complementary
#8D21B2 #8FB221 #21B245
monochromatic
#3B0E4B #64177E #8D21B2 #B036DA #C46AE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#8D21B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8D21B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D21B2
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D21B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D21B2 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#195CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A456B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d21b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 33, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.217 315.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36bca',
500: '#8d21b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d21b2; $custom-light: #b36bca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d21b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 33,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.69,
"s": 68.72,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49224,
"c": 0.21671,
"h": 315.2
},
"luminance": 0.09965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D21B2
secondary
#7FC966
accent
#EC3C69
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF8
border
#D0C7D1
text
#120713
muted
#817A82