#8871EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63% 0.181 288.6), rgb(136, 113, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.64:1).
About this color
#8871EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.64:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.64:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8871EE |
| RGB | rgb(136, 113, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 79%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.181 288.6) |
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 #8871EE | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8871EE | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8871EE text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8871EE text on black | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 288.3)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F3
oklch(70.7% 0.142 288.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8871EE
oklch(63% 0.181 288.6)
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Step 600
600
#7456DD
oklch(55.7% 0.196 288.6)
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Step 700
700
#6145BF
oklch(49.1% 0.182 288.4)
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Step 800
800
#4F399B
oklch(42.6% 0.152 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#8871EE 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) | #3587F2 | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3781EB | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A8CA5 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8871EE
#8871EE
oklch(63% 0.181 288.6)
- #918F00
#918F00
oklch(63.1% 0.137 108.8)
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 #8871EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8871EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
Use #8871EE 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.