#8A79F5
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.179 286.6), rgb(138, 121, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.13:1).
About this color
#8A79F5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.13:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.13:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A79F5 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 121, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 86%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.179 286.6) |
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 #8A79F5 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A79F5 | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A79F5 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A79F5 text on black | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.048 286.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F7
oklch(81% 0.087 286.5)
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Step 400
400
#9B92F3
oklch(70.8% 0.139 286.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A79F5
oklch(65% 0.179 286.6)
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Step 600
600
#7058DD
oklch(55.7% 0.194 286.6)
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Step 700
700
#5E47C0
oklch(49.2% 0.181 286.4)
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Step 800
800
#4C3B9B
oklch(42.7% 0.15 286.3)
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Step 900
900
#3F347B
oklch(37.7% 0.116 286.5)
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Step 950
950
#251F48
oklch(27% 0.074 287.1)
#8A79F5 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) | #418EF9 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F87F2 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6993AC | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A79F5
#8A79F5
oklch(65% 0.179 286.6)
- #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 #8A79F5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A79F5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.025
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.056
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
Use #8A79F5 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.