#8A55C9
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(56.3% 0.175 302.2), rgb(138, 85, 201).
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White text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#8A55C9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.22:1 |
| White text | 4.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A55C9 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 85, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 52%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.3% 0.175 302.2) |
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 #8A55C9 | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -79.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8A55C9 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A55C9 text on white | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A55C9 text on black | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.7 | 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
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#ECE7F7
oklch(93.7% 0.022 300.2)
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Step 200
200
#DED3F2
oklch(88.5% 0.044 301.7)
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Step 300
300
#CAB5EC
oklch(80.9% 0.079 302.1)
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Step 400
400
#AF8DE2
oklch(70.7% 0.126 301.7)
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Step 500
500
#9D6ED9
oklch(63.2% 0.16 302.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8A55C9
oklch(56.3% 0.175 302.2)
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Step 700
700
#7342AC
oklch(49% 0.164 302)
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Step 800
800
#5E378B
oklch(42.7% 0.136 302.4)
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Step 900
900
#4D316F
oklch(37.8% 0.105 302.5)
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Step 950
950
#2D1D41
oklch(27% 0.067 302.7)
#8A55C9 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) | #206FCD | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #376FC6 | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E6C87 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #707070 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A55C9
#8A55C9
oklch(56.3% 0.175 302.2)
- #688100
#688100
oklch(56.3% 0.137 122.2)
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 #8A55C9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A55C9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.054
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.058
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.065
Use #8A55C9 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.