#8872F2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.5% 0.185 287.9), rgb(136, 114, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.73:1).
About this color
#8872F2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 288°. 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 5.73:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.73:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8872F2 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 114, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 83%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.185 287.9) |
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 #8872F2 | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8872F2 | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8872F2 text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8872F2 text on black | 5.73:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F9
oklch(88.6% 0.049 287.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F8
oklch(80.9% 0.09 287.8)
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Step 400
400
#9D90F5
oklch(70.7% 0.145 288)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8872F2
oklch(63.5% 0.185 287.9)
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Step 600
600
#7255DF
oklch(55.5% 0.2 287.7)
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Step 700
700
#6044C2
oklch(49.1% 0.187 287.7)
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Step 800
800
#4E399D
oklch(42.7% 0.155 287.6)
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Step 900
900
#40337D
oklch(37.8% 0.12 287.2)
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Step 950
950
#251E49
oklch(26.9% 0.077 287.5)
#8872F2 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) | #3389F6 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3382EF | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #688DA7 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8872F2
#8872F2
oklch(63.5% 0.185 287.9)
- #939000
#939000
oklch(63.5% 0.137 108.3)
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 #8872F2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8872F2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
Use #8872F2 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.