#8B63D9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.6% 0.174 296.4), rgb(139, 99, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#8B63D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B63D9 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 99, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 61%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.174 296.4) |
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 #8B63D9 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B63D9 | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B63D9 text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B63D9 text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F6
oklch(88.4% 0.048 295.9)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F2
oklch(80.9% 0.085 295.9)
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Step 400
400
#A98DEB
oklch(70.6% 0.137 296.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B63D9
oklch(59.6% 0.174 296.4)
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Step 600
600
#8152D3
oklch(55.6% 0.19 296.5)
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Step 700
700
#6D42B7
oklch(49.2% 0.176 296.2)
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Step 800
800
#593794
oklch(42.8% 0.146 296.5)
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Step 900
900
#483176
oklch(37.7% 0.114 295.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D45
oklch(26.9% 0.073 296.2)
#8B63D9 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) | #2F7BDD | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B78D6 | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #797B95 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B63D9
#8B63D9
oklch(59.6% 0.174 296.4)
- #7B8800
#7B8800
oklch(59.5% 0.136 116.3)
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 #8B63D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B63D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.047
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.059
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
Use #8B63D9 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.