#8A72E1
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.162 290.9), rgb(138, 114, 225).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#8A72E1 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.162 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A72E1 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 114, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 65%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.162 290.9) |
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 #8A72E1 | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A72E1 | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A72E1 text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A72E1 text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F1
oklch(80.9% 0.08 290.9)
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Step 400
400
#A191EA
oklch(70.6% 0.128 291)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A72E1
oklch(62.6% 0.162 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7759D1
oklch(55.6% 0.177 291)
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Step 700
700
#6448B5
oklch(49.1% 0.165 290.9)
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Step 800
800
#513C92
oklch(42.6% 0.136 290.7)
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Step 900
900
#433475
oklch(37.7% 0.107 291)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#8A72E1 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) | #4685E5 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4981DE | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #73889F | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.163 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A72E1
#8A72E1
oklch(62.6% 0.162 290.9)
- #8C8F00
#8C8F00
oklch(62.7% 0.138 111.3)
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 #8A72E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A72E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.017
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.065
Use #8A72E1 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.