#8A77F1
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.4% 0.176 287.5), rgb(138, 119, 241).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.98:1).
About this color
#8A77F1 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.98:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 5.98:1 |
| White text | 3.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A77F1 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 119, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 81%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.176 287.5) |
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 #8A77F1 | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A77F1 | 5.98:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A77F1 text on white | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A77F1 text on black | 5.98:1 | AA | Lc -39.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F6
oklch(80.8% 0.087 288)
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Step 400
400
#9C91F1
oklch(70.6% 0.138 287.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A77F1
oklch(64.4% 0.176 287.5)
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Step 600
600
#7258DB
oklch(55.7% 0.191 287.6)
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Step 700
700
#6047BE
oklch(49.2% 0.178 287.7)
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Step 800
800
#4E3B99
oklch(42.7% 0.147 287.8)
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Step 900
900
#40347A
oklch(37.7% 0.115 287.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F47
oklch(26.9% 0.072 287.4)
#8A77F1 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) | #418CF5 | 0.091 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4086EE | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B91A9 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A77F1
#8A77F1
oklch(64.4% 0.176 287.5)
- #979200
#979200
oklch(64.3% 0.138 107.3)
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 #8A77F1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A77F1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.058
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
Use #8A77F1 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.