#8B4FA1

Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(53.1% 0.138 316.3), rgb(139, 79, 161).

White text reads best on this color (5.62:1).

About this color

#8B4FA1 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 53%, its chroma 0.138 and its hue 316°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (53%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.138)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7)
Black text	3.73:1
White text	5.62:1

Values

HEX	#8B4FA1
RGB	rgb(139, 79, 161)
HSL	hsl(284, 34%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.138 316.3)

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 #8B4FA1	5.62:1	AA	Lc -83.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #8B4FA1	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc 26.2	Dividers and decoration only
#8B4FA1 text on white	5.62:1	AA	Lc 77.8	Fine for body text
#8B4FA1 text on black	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc -23.9	Dividers and decoration only

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 600.

Step 50
50

#F8F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 319.4)
Step 100
100

#EFE6F2

oklch(93.5% 0.019 317.7)
Step 200
200

#E2D3E9

oklch(88.6% 0.034 315.2)
Step 300
300

#D1B5DC

oklch(80.9% 0.062 316.4)
Step 400
400

#B98DCA

oklch(70.6% 0.099 316.4)
Step 500
500

#A870BD

oklch(63.2% 0.127 316.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8B4FA1

oklch(53.1% 0.138 316.3)
Step 700
700

#7D4691

oklch(49.1% 0.129 316.4)
Step 800
800

#663A76

oklch(42.8% 0.107 316.5)
Step 900
900

#53325F

oklch(37.7% 0.084 316.6)
Step 950
950

#301E38

oklch(27% 0.053 314.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8B4FA1 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)	#3E64A4	0.122
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#50699F	0.109
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#8A5B71	0.090
Achromatopsia (no color)	#676767	0.140