#8F238B#8F238B
#8F238B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.184 H 329.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F238B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 35, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 2.8%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.80, 56.13, -33.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.80, 65.41, 329.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.09% 0.1585 -0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.09% 0.184 329.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5888, 8.9071, 25.2666) |
| Luminance | 0.0891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.32
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.31
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.35
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.94
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.82
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F238B #238F27
analogous
#5D238F #8F238B #8F2355
triadic
#8F238B #8B8F23 #238B8F
tetradic
#8F238B #8F5D23 #238F27 #23558F
square
#8F238B #8F5D23 #238F27 #23558F
split-complementary
#8F238B #558F23 #238F5D
monochromatic
#2D0B2B #5E175B #8F238B #C02FBB #D657D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.55
#8F238B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#8F238B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F238B
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F238B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F238B | 1.00 | 7.55 | 2.78 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#134B8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#435988
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#943255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f238b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 35, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.184 329.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36aad',
500: '#8f238b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f238b; $custom-light: #b36aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f238b",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 35,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.222,
"s": 60.674,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47087,
"c": 0.18367,
"h": 329.6
},
"luminance": 0.08906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F238B
secondary
#54BA58
accent
#E44A44
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F