#8D239E#8D239E
#8D239E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.198 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D239E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 35, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 77.8%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.62, 59.02, -43.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.62, 73.56, 323.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.97% 0.1553 -0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.97% 0.198 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7564, 9.3344, 33.2076) |
| Luminance | 0.0933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.23
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.07
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.28
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.55
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.21
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D239E #349E23
analogous
#4F239E #8D239E #9E2372
triadic
#8D239E #9E8D23 #239E8D
tetradic
#8D239E #9E4F23 #349E23 #23729E
square
#8D239E #9E4F23 #349E23 #23729E
split-complementary
#8D239E #729E23 #239E4F
monochromatic
#340D3A #60186C #8D239E #BA2ED0 #CB60DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#8D239E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#8D239E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D239E
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D239E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D239E | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.87 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345A9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E3C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d239e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 35, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.198 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26bbb',
500: '#8d239e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d239e; $custom-light: #b26bbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d239e",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 35,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.707,
"s": 63.731,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47972,
"c": 0.1981,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.09333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D239E
secondary
#6AC15C
accent
#E74158
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81