#8A7BEF
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.168 286.7), rgb(138, 123, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.16:1).
About this color
#8A7BEF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.168 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 6.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.16:1 |
| White text | 3.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A7BEF |
| RGB | rgb(138, 123, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 78%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.168 286.7) |
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 #8A7BEF | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A7BEF | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A7BEF text on white | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A7BEF text on black | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | 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
#D6D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F4
oklch(80.9% 0.083 286.7)
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Step 400
400
#9B93EE
oklch(70.7% 0.131 286.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A7BEF
oklch(65% 0.168 286.7)
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Step 600
600
#705BD7
oklch(55.7% 0.182 286.7)
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Step 700
700
#5E49BA
oklch(49.1% 0.17 286.9)
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Step 800
800
#4C3D96
oklch(42.6% 0.14 286.6)
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Step 900
900
#3F3578
oklch(37.7% 0.11 286.7)
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Step 950
950
#252046
oklch(27.1% 0.069 286.9)
#8A7BEF 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) | #4B8EF3 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4988EC | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C93AA | 0.141 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.169 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A7BEF
#8A7BEF
oklch(65% 0.168 286.7)
- #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 #8A7BEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A7BEF.
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 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.047
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #8A7BEF 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.