#8A3785
Closest named color: Light Eggplant (#894585). oklch(48.1% 0.149 330), rgb(138, 55, 133).
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White text reads best on this color (7.08:1).
About this color
#8A3785 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 330°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Eggplant (#894585), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.08:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Eggplant (#894585) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A3785 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 55, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 43%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.1% 0.149 330) |
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 #8A3785 | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc -88.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8A3785 | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 20.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #8A3785 text on white | 7.08:1 | AAA | Lc 83.9 | Fine for body text |
| #8A3785 text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -18.0 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3F9
oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E5F1
oklch(93.6% 0.021 328.1)
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Step 200
200
#E9D0E6
oklch(88.5% 0.04 329.8)
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Step 300
300
#DCB0D7
oklch(80.9% 0.073 330)
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Step 400
400
#C985C3
oklch(70.6% 0.116 329.8)
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Step 500
500
#BA65B3
oklch(63.1% 0.147 330.2)
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Step 600
600
#A54A9F
oklch(55.6% 0.16 330)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#8A3785
oklch(48.1% 0.149 330)
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Step 800
800
#73316F
oklch(42.8% 0.124 329.9)
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Step 900
900
#5D2C5A
oklch(37.7% 0.097 329.6)
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Step 950
950
#371A34
oklch(27% 0.061 331)
#8A3785 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) | #315187 | 0.153 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C5C83 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F3F59 | 0.080 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A3785
#8A3785
oklch(48.1% 0.149 330)
- #007132
#007132
oklch(48% 0.131 150.2)
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 #8A3785, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A3785.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.030
- Warm Purple #952E8F ΔE 0.030
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.066
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.074
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.074
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.075
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.083
- Dull Purple #84597E ΔE 0.084
Use #8A3785 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.