#8178FA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(64.5% 0.188 282.9), rgb(129, 120, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#8178FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8178FA |
| RGB | rgb(129, 120, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 93%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.188 282.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #8178FA | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8178FA | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8178FA text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8178FA text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FB
oklch(88.6% 0.051 282.9)
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Step 300
300
#B8B9FB
oklch(80.9% 0.093 283.4)
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Step 400
400
#9593F9
oklch(70.8% 0.147 282.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8178FA
oklch(64.5% 0.188 282.9)
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Step 600
600
#6958E4
oklch(55.6% 0.204 283.1)
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Step 700
700
#5847C6
oklch(49.2% 0.189 283)
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Step 800
800
#473BA0
oklch(42.6% 0.157 282.9)
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Step 900
900
#3B347F
oklch(37.7% 0.122 283)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#8178FA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #358DFF | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B85F7 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5595AE | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8178FA
#8178FA
oklch(64.5% 0.188 282.9)
- #9D9000
#9D9000
oklch(64.4% 0.136 103.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #8178FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8178FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.079
Use #8178FA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.