#8B6BE0
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61.4% 0.171 293.3), rgb(139, 107, 224).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#8B6BE0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B6BE0 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 107, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 65%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.171 293.3) |
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 #8B6BE0 | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B6BE0 | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B6BE0 text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B6BE0 text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F2
oklch(80.9% 0.083 293)
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Step 400
400
#A58FEC
oklch(70.7% 0.134 293.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B6BE0
oklch(61.4% 0.171 293.3)
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Step 600
600
#7B55D4
oklch(55.6% 0.187 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#6844B7
oklch(49% 0.173 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#553994
oklch(42.7% 0.143 293.6)
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Step 900
900
#463276
oklch(37.7% 0.112 293.9)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#8B6BE0 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) | #3981E4 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #407DDD | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #76839B | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B6BE0
#8B6BE0
oklch(61.4% 0.171 293.3)
- #858C00
#858C00
oklch(61.3% 0.137 113.3)
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 #8B6BE0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B6BE0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.065
Use #8B6BE0 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.