#8876FA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.7% 0.19 286), rgb(136, 118, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.01:1).
About this color
#8876FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.01:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8876FA |
| RGB | rgb(136, 118, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 93%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.7% 0.19 286) |
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 #8876FA | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8876FA | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8876FA text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8876FA text on black | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FA
oklch(88.5% 0.051 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB8FA
oklch(80.8% 0.093 286.2)
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Step 400
400
#9A91F8
oklch(70.8% 0.148 286)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8876FA
oklch(64.7% 0.19 286)
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Step 600
600
#6F55E3
oklch(55.6% 0.206 286)
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Step 700
700
#5D44C5
oklch(49% 0.191 285.9)
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Step 800
800
#4C39A0
oklch(42.7% 0.159 286)
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Step 900
900
#3F337F
oklch(37.8% 0.123 286.1)
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Step 950
950
#241E4A
oklch(26.9% 0.079 286.1)
#8876FA 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) | #328DFF | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F85F7 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6393AD | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8876FA
#8876FA
oklch(64.7% 0.19 286)
- #9A9200
#9A9200
oklch(64.6% 0.138 105.8)
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 #8876FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8876FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.031
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.042
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #8876FA 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.