#8A78ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.4% 0.17 287.7), rgb(138, 120, 237).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.99:1).
About this color
#8A78ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.99:1 |
| White text | 3.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A78ED |
| RGB | rgb(138, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.17 287.7) |
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 #8A78ED | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A78ED | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A78ED text on white | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A78ED text on black | 5.99:1 | 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
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BDB9F4
oklch(81% 0.083 287.5)
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Step 400
400
#9D92EE
oklch(70.7% 0.132 288)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A78ED
oklch(64.4% 0.17 287.7)
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Step 600
600
#7259D7
oklch(55.6% 0.185 288)
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Step 700
700
#6048BA
oklch(49.1% 0.172 288.1)
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Step 800
800
#4E3C97
oklch(42.7% 0.143 287.9)
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Step 900
900
#403578
oklch(37.8% 0.11 287.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F46
oklch(26.9% 0.07 287.8)
#8A78ED 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) | #478CF1 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4686EA | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D90A7 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A78ED
#8A78ED
oklch(64.4% 0.17 287.7)
- #969200
#969200
oklch(64.2% 0.138 107.8)
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 #8A78ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A78ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.047
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.054
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #8A78ED 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.