#8B5BCD
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(57.6% 0.171 300.6), rgb(139, 91, 205).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#8B5BCD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.47:1 |
| White text | 4.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B5BCD |
| RGB | rgb(139, 91, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 53%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.171 300.6) |
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 #8B5BCD | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -77.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8B5BCD | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B5BCD text on white | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B5BCD text on black | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -29.4 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FB
oklch(97.1% 0.009 299.2)
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Step 100
100
#ECE7F7
oklch(93.7% 0.022 300.2)
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Step 200
200
#DDD3F2
oklch(88.4% 0.043 300.2)
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Step 300
300
#C8B6EB
oklch(80.9% 0.076 300.3)
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Step 400
400
#AD8EE1
oklch(70.7% 0.122 300.5)
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Step 500
500
#9A6FD9
oklch(63.1% 0.158 300.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8B5BCD
oklch(57.6% 0.171 300.6)
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Step 700
700
#7144AB
oklch(49% 0.159 300.8)
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Step 800
800
#5C398B
oklch(42.8% 0.132 300.6)
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Step 900
900
#4B326F
oklch(37.7% 0.103 300.5)
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Step 950
950
#2C1E41
oklch(27.1% 0.065 300.6)
#8B5BCD 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) | #2B73D1 | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C73CA | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E728B | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #747474 | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B5BCD
#8B5BCD
oklch(57.6% 0.171 300.6)
- #6E8400
#6E8400
oklch(57.5% 0.137 120.7)
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 #8B5BCD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B5BCD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.036
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.039
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.060
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.060
Use #8B5BCD 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.