#8474DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.15 288.4), rgb(132, 116, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#8474DA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8474DA |
| RGB | rgb(132, 116, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 58%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.15 288.4) |
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 #8474DA | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8474DA | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8474DA text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8474DA text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.1 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F3
oklch(88.4% 0.041 288.6)
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Step 300
300
#BEBAEE
oklch(81% 0.073 288.2)
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Step 400
400
#9E94E5
oklch(70.7% 0.117 288.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8474DA
oklch(62% 0.15 288.4)
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Step 600
600
#725ECB
oklch(55.6% 0.162 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#604DB0
oklch(49.2% 0.151 288.4)
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Step 800
800
#4E3F8E
oklch(42.6% 0.126 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#403772
oklch(37.7% 0.098 287.8)
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Step 950
950
#262043
oklch(27% 0.064 289.3)
#8474DA 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) | #4E85DE | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4E80D8 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C889D | 0.124 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8474DA
#8474DA
oklch(62% 0.15 288.4)
- #8E8B00
#8E8B00
oklch(61.9% 0.134 108.2)
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 #8474DA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
Use #8474DA 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.