#8474EB
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.173 286.5), rgb(132, 116, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8474EB 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 Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8474EB |
| RGB | rgb(132, 116, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 75%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.173 286.5) |
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 #8474EB | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8474EB | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8474EB text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8474EB text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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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
#BCB9F5
oklch(80.9% 0.084 286.6)
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Step 400
400
#9B92F0
oklch(70.6% 0.135 286.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8474EB
oklch(63% 0.173 286.5)
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Step 600
600
#6F59D9
oklch(55.5% 0.188 286.4)
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Step 700
700
#5E48BD
oklch(49.1% 0.176 286.7)
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Step 800
800
#4C3C99
oklch(42.7% 0.146 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F3579
oklch(37.8% 0.112 286.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F47
oklch(26.9% 0.072 287.4)
#8474EB 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 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C82E8 | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #648DA5 | 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°).
- #8474EB
#8474EB
oklch(63% 0.173 286.5)
- #948E00
#948E00
oklch(63.1% 0.135 106.7)
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 #8474EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8474EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.061
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.065
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8474EB 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.