#8A77FA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.188 286.6), rgb(138, 119, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.09:1).
About this color
#8A77FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.09:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.09:1 |
| White text | 3.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A77FA |
| RGB | rgb(138, 119, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 93%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.188 286.6) |
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 #8A77FA | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A77FA | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc 42.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A77FA text on white | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A77FA text on black | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc -40.0 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 286.6)
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Step 300
300
#BCB8FA
oklch(80.9% 0.093 286.9)
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Step 400
400
#9B90F7
oklch(70.6% 0.148 286.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A77FA
oklch(65% 0.188 286.6)
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Step 600
600
#7055E2
oklch(55.6% 0.204 286.5)
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Step 700
700
#5E44C4
oklch(49.1% 0.19 286.5)
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Step 800
800
#4D399F
oklch(42.7% 0.158 286.7)
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Step 900
900
#3F337E
oklch(37.8% 0.122 286.3)
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Step 950
950
#251E4A
oklch(27% 0.079 287.2)
#8A77FA 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) | #368EFF | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3487F7 | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6693AD | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A77FA
#8A77FA
oklch(65% 0.188 286.6)
- #9A9400
#9A9400
oklch(65.1% 0.139 106.8)
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 #8A77FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A77FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.027
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.066
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #8A77FA 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.