#8A70ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.181 289.8), rgb(138, 112, 237).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#8A70ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A70ED |
| RGB | rgb(138, 112, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.181 289.8) |
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 #8A70ED | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A70ED | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A70ED text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A70ED text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F6
oklch(80.8% 0.088 290.1)
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Step 400
400
#A090F2
oklch(70.8% 0.141 289.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A70ED
oklch(63% 0.181 289.8)
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Step 600
600
#7655DC
oklch(55.7% 0.196 289.7)
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Step 700
700
#6344BF
oklch(49.1% 0.183 289.5)
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Step 800
800
#51399A
oklch(42.7% 0.151 289.9)
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Step 900
900
#42327B
oklch(37.6% 0.119 289.5)
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Step 950
950
#271E48
oklch(27% 0.075 290.3)
#8A70ED 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) | #3587F1 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3881EA | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E8AA4 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A70ED
#8A70ED
oklch(63% 0.181 289.8)
- #8F8F00
#8F8F00
oklch(62.9% 0.137 109.8)
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 #8A70ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A70ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.068
Use #8A70ED 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.