#8474F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.7% 0.187 285.4), rgb(132, 116, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#8474F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8474F6 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 116, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 88%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.187 285.4) |
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 #8474F6 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8474F6 | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8474F6 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8474F6 text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#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
#BAB9FA
oklch(81% 0.091 284.9)
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Step 400
400
#9991F7
oklch(70.7% 0.146 285.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8474F6
oklch(63.7% 0.187 285.4)
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Step 600
600
#6E56E2
oklch(55.6% 0.203 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5C45C5
oklch(49.1% 0.19 285.3)
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Step 800
800
#4B3A9F
oklch(42.7% 0.156 285.4)
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Step 900
900
#3E337E
oklch(37.7% 0.122 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241F4A
oklch(27.1% 0.077 285.3)
#8474F6 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) | #318AFA | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C83F3 | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E90AA | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8474F6
#8474F6
oklch(63.7% 0.187 285.4)
- #988F00
#988F00
oklch(63.8% 0.135 105.2)
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 #8474F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8474F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.065
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.070
Use #8474F6 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.