#8788A3
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(63.5% 0.04 283.5), rgb(135, 136, 163).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.08:1).
About this color
#8788A3 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.08:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.08:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8788A3 |
| RGB | rgb(135, 136, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 13%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.04 283.5) |
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 #8788A3 | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8788A3 | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8788A3 text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8788A3 text on black | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9EE
oklch(93.5% 0.007 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D8D8E0
oklch(88.5% 0.011 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEBFCD
oklch(80.8% 0.02 282.7)
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Step 400
400
#9D9EB4
oklch(70.6% 0.032 283.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8788A3
oklch(63.5% 0.04 283.5)
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Step 600
600
#6F708D
oklch(55.5% 0.045 283.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D5E78
oklch(49.1% 0.041 283)
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Step 800
800
#4C4D61
oklch(42.7% 0.033 282.7)
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Step 900
900
#3F404F
oklch(37.7% 0.026 282.1)
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Step 950
950
#25252E
oklch(26.8% 0.017 285.2)
#8788A3 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) | #818BA4 | 0.011 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8089A2 | 0.010 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #818C91 | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8788A3
#8788A3
oklch(63.5% 0.04 283.5)
- #8F8C70
#8F8C70
oklch(63.5% 0.04 102.4)
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 #8788A3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.024
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.027
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.028
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.030
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.033
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.037
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.047
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.048
Use #8788A3 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.