#8D238C#8D238C
#8D238C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.183 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D238C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 0.7%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.52, 55.84, -34.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.52, 65.74, 328.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.83% 0.1563 -0.096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.83% 0.183 328.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3190, 8.7594, 25.6371) |
| Luminance | 0.0876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.67
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.04
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.52
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.66
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.29
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D238C #238D24
analogous
#59238D #8D238C #8D2357
triadic
#8D238C #8C8D23 #238C8D
tetradic
#8D238C #8D5923 #238D24 #23578D
square
#8D238C #8D5923 #238D24 #23578D
split-complementary
#8D238C #578D23 #238D59
monochromatic
#2B0B2B #5C175B #8D238C #BE2FBD #D555D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.63
#8D238C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8D238C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D238C
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D238C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D238C | 1.00 | 7.63 | 2.75 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0E4B8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#415889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#923356
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d238c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.183 328.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26aae',
500: '#8d238c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d238c; $custom-light: #b26aae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d238c",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.566,
"s": 60.227,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46833,
"c": 0.18345,
"h": 328.4
},
"luminance": 0.08758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D238C
secondary
#53B954
accent
#E34644
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F