#8A72E6
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.9% 0.169 290.2), rgb(138, 114, 230).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#8A72E6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A72E6 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 114, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 70%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.169 290.2) |
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 #8A72E6 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A72E6 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A72E6 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A72E6 text on black | 5.63:1 | 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
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F3
oklch(80.9% 0.083 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A091ED
oklch(70.7% 0.133 290.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A72E6
oklch(62.9% 0.169 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#7658D5
oklch(55.6% 0.184 290.2)
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Step 700
700
#6347B8
oklch(49% 0.17 290.1)
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Step 800
800
#513B95
oklch(42.7% 0.141 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#433477
oklch(37.8% 0.11 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8A72E6 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) | #4286EA | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4482E3 | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #718AA1 | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A72E6
#8A72E6
oklch(62.9% 0.169 290.2)
- #8E8F00
#8E8F00
oklch(62.8% 0.137 110.3)
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 #8A72E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A72E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
Use #8A72E6 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.