#8A74E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.161 290.2), rgb(138, 116, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8A74E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.161 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 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A74E2 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 116, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 65%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.161 290.2) |
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 #8A74E2 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A74E2 | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A74E2 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A74E2 text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D8D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F0
oklch(80.8% 0.079 290.2)
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Step 400
400
#A092E9
oklch(70.7% 0.126 290.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A74E2
oklch(63% 0.161 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#755AD0
oklch(55.5% 0.175 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6349B4
oklch(49.1% 0.162 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#513D92
oklch(42.8% 0.134 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#423574
oklch(37.7% 0.104 290)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#8A74E2 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) | #4987E6 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B82DF | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #728AA0 | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A74E2
#8A74E2
oklch(63% 0.161 290.2)
- #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 #8A74E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A74E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.018
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.058
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
Use #8A74E2 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.