#8A61C5
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(58% 0.152 300.7), rgb(138, 97, 197).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.59:1).
About this color
#8A61C5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.152 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.59:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.152) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.59:1 |
| White text | 4.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A61C5 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 97, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 46%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.152 300.7) |
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 #8A61C5 | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc -77.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8A61C5 | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc 32.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A61C5 text on white | 4.56:1 | AA | Lc 71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A61C5 text on black | 4.59:1 | AA | Lc -30.2 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FB
oklch(97.1% 0.009 299.2)
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Step 100
100
#ECE7F5
oklch(93.6% 0.019 302.2)
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Step 200
200
#DDD4EF
oklch(88.5% 0.038 300.8)
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Step 300
300
#C7B7E7
oklch(80.9% 0.069 300.1)
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Step 400
400
#AC90DA
oklch(70.6% 0.11 301)
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Step 500
500
#9873D0
oklch(63.1% 0.14 300.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8A61C5
oklch(58% 0.152 300.7)
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Step 700
700
#6F49A3
oklch(49.1% 0.141 300.8)
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Step 800
800
#5A3D84
oklch(42.7% 0.116 300.4)
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Step 900
900
#4A346A
oklch(37.6% 0.092 300.9)
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Step 950
950
#2B1F3E
oklch(27% 0.058 300.4)
#8A61C5 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) | #3F75C8 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4A75C3 | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E748A | 0.117 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #767676 | 0.152 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A61C5
#8A61C5
oklch(58% 0.152 300.7)
- #6F8600
#6F8600
oklch(58.1% 0.139 121)
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 #8A61C5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.022
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.030
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
Use #8A61C5 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.