#8374EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63% 0.173 286.1), rgb(131, 116, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).
About this color
#8374EB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.66:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8374EB |
| RGB | rgb(131, 116, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 75%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.173 286.1) |
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 #8374EB | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8374EB | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8374EB text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8374EB text on black | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.048 286.7)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F5
oklch(80.8% 0.084 285.9)
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Step 400
400
#9A93F1
oklch(70.8% 0.135 285.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8374EB
oklch(63% 0.173 286.1)
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Step 600
600
#6F5ADA
oklch(55.7% 0.188 286.1)
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Step 700
700
#5D48BD
oklch(49% 0.176 286.2)
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Step 800
800
#4C3C99
oklch(42.7% 0.146 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E357A
oklch(37.7% 0.113 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#8374EB 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) | #3E88EF | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B81E8 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #628DA5 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8374EB
#8374EB
oklch(63% 0.173 286.1)
- #948D00
#948D00
oklch(62.9% 0.134 106.1)
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 #8374EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8374EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.060
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8374EB 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.