#8A55C4
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(56% 0.169 303.4), rgb(138, 85, 196).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.02:1).
About this color
#8A55C4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 303°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.02:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.17:1 |
| White text | 5.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A55C4 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 85, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 48%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.169 303.4) |
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 #8A55C4 | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc -79.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8A55C4 | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #8A55C4 text on white | 5.02:1 | AA | Lc 74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A55C4 text on black | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.3 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FB
oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
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Step 100
100
#EDE7F6
oklch(93.7% 0.021 304)
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Step 200
200
#DFD3F1
oklch(88.6% 0.043 303.7)
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Step 300
300
#CBB5EA
oklch(80.9% 0.077 303.6)
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Step 400
400
#B08DDF
oklch(70.7% 0.122 303)
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Step 500
500
#9E6ED5
oklch(63.1% 0.156 303.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8A55C4
oklch(56% 0.169 303.4)
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Step 700
700
#7443A8
oklch(49% 0.158 303.4)
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Step 800
800
#5E3888
oklch(42.6% 0.13 303.2)
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Step 900
900
#4D316D
oklch(37.6% 0.102 303.4)
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Step 950
950
#2D1D40
oklch(26.9% 0.065 303.4)
#8A55C4 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) | #286EC8 | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C6FC1 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F6B84 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6F6F6F | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A55C4
#8A55C4
oklch(56% 0.169 303.4)
- #658100
#658100
oklch(56.1% 0.138 123.5)
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 #8A55C4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A55C4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.032
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.067
Use #8A55C4 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.