#8E1B7D#8E1B7D
#8E1B7D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.181 H 335.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1B7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 27, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 68%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 12%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.02, 56.10, -27.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.02, 62.57, 333.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.52% 0.164 -0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.52% 0.181 335.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2492, 8.0167, 20.1423) |
| Luminance | 0.0801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.07
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.20
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.67
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.02
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.02
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1B7D #1B8E2C
analogous
#651B8E #8E1B7D #8E1B43
triadic
#8E1B7D #7D8E1B #1B7D8E
tetradic
#8E1B7D #8E651B #1B8E2C #1B438E
square
#8E1B7D #8E651B #1B8E2C #1B438E
split-complementary
#8E1B7D #438E1B #1B8E65
monochromatic
#270722 #5B1150 #8E1B7D #C125AA #DC47C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.07
#8E1B7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#8E1B7D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1B7D
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1B7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1B7D | 1.00 | 8.07 | 2.60 | 8.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B4580
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46567A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95264B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1b7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 27, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.181 335.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b366a3',
500: '#8e1b7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1b7d; $custom-light: #b366a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1b7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 27,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.87,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45524,
"c": 0.1807,
"h": 335.2
},
"luminance": 0.08015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1B7D
secondary
#47BE59
accent
#EB573D
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF3
border
#D0C6CD
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F