#8756E4
Named color: Purpley. oklch(58% 0.205 295.1), rgb(135, 86, 228).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.68:1).
About this color
#8756E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Purpley. White text reads best on it, at 4.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purpley |
| Black text | 4.48:1 |
| White text | 4.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8756E4 |
| RGB | rgb(135, 86, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 72%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.205 295.1) |
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 #8756E4 | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc -77.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8756E4 | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 32.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8756E4 text on white | 4.68:1 | AA | Lc 72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8756E4 text on black | 4.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7FA
oklch(93.7% 0.026 295.5)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F8
oklch(88.5% 0.051 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C5B5F6
oklch(80.9% 0.092 295.6)
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Step 400
400
#A88CF2
oklch(70.7% 0.147 295)
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Step 500
500
#946BED
oklch(63.1% 0.188 295)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8756E4
oklch(58% 0.205 295.1)
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Step 700
700
#6D3EBF
oklch(49.2% 0.191 295.2)
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Step 800
800
#58349A
oklch(42.7% 0.158 295.1)
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Step 900
900
#482F7B
oklch(37.7% 0.124 294.9)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C48
oklch(26.9% 0.079 295.3)
#8756E4 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) | #0075E8 | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0072E1 | 0.135 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F7695 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8756E4
#8756E4
oklch(58% 0.205 295.1)
- #788300
#788300
oklch(58.1% 0.132 115.5)
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 #8756E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8756E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.067
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.069
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
Use #8756E4 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.