#8D239B#8D239B
#8D239B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.196 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D239B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 77.4%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.43, 58.47, -42.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.43, 72.22, 324.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.77% 0.1556 -0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.77% 0.196 322.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5013, 9.2324, 31.8642) |
| Luminance | 0.0923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.41
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.80
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.91
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.14
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.85
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D239B #319B23
analogous
#51239B #8D239B #9B236D
triadic
#8D239B #9B8D23 #239B8D
tetradic
#8D239B #9B5123 #319B23 #236D9B
square
#8D239B #9B5123 #319B23 #236D9B
split-complementary
#8D239B #6D9B23 #239B51
monochromatic
#320C37 #601869 #8D239B #BA2ECD #CC5EDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#8D239B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8D239B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D239B
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D239B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D239B | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375A98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F3B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d239b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.196 322.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26bb9',
500: '#8d239b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d239b; $custom-light: #b26bb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d239b",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47774,
"c": 0.19561,
"h": 322.7
},
"luminance": 0.09231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D239B
secondary
#66BF5A
accent
#E64255
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80