#8474F4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.6% 0.185 285.6), rgb(132, 116, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#8474F4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.185 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 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.62:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8474F4 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 116, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 85%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.185 285.6) |
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 #8474F4 | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8474F4 | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8474F4 text on white | 3.62:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8474F4 text on black | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F9
oklch(81% 0.09 285.6)
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Step 400
400
#9991F6
oklch(70.6% 0.145 285.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8474F4
oklch(63.6% 0.185 285.6)
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Step 600
600
#6E57E1
oklch(55.7% 0.201 285.5)
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Step 700
700
#5C46C3
oklch(49.1% 0.186 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B3A9E
oklch(42.7% 0.155 285.5)
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Step 900
900
#3E337D
oklch(37.6% 0.121 285.8)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#8474F4 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) | #338AF8 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F82F1 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F90A9 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8474F4
#8474F4
oklch(63.6% 0.185 285.6)
- #978F00
#978F00
oklch(63.7% 0.136 105.7)
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 #8474F4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8474F4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.069
Use #8474F4 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.