#8A74DD
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.7% 0.154 290.9), rgb(138, 116, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#8A74DD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.154 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 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.154) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A74DD |
| RGB | rgb(138, 116, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 61%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.154 290.9) |
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 #8A74DD | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A74DD | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A74DD text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A74DD text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F3
oklch(88.5% 0.041 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B9EE
oklch(81% 0.074 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A192E6
oklch(70.6% 0.121 291.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A74DD
oklch(62.7% 0.154 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#765BCC
oklch(55.5% 0.168 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#644AB1
oklch(49.1% 0.157 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#513E8F
oklch(42.8% 0.129 290.7)
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Step 900
900
#433572
oklch(37.6% 0.101 291.3)
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Step 950
950
#272043
oklch(27.1% 0.064 290.7)
#8A74DD 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) | #4D86E1 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F82DB | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #75899E | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.155 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A74DD
#8A74DD
oklch(62.7% 0.154 290.9)
- #8D8F00
#8D8F00
oklch(62.7% 0.138 110.8)
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 #8A74DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A74DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.016
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.049
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.064
Use #8A74DD 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.