#8B6DEC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.5% 0.184 291), rgb(139, 109, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#8B6DEC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B6DEC |
| RGB | rgb(139, 109, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 77%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.184 291) |
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 #8B6DEC | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B6DEC | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B6DEC text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B6DEC text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F7
oklch(80.9% 0.09 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A28FF3
oklch(70.8% 0.144 291)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B6DEC
oklch(62.5% 0.184 291)
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Step 600
600
#7853DC
oklch(55.6% 0.199 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#6642BF
oklch(49.1% 0.186 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#53389B
oklch(42.8% 0.154 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#44317B
oklch(37.6% 0.12 291.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E48
oklch(27% 0.075 290.3)
#8B6DEC 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) | #2F85F0 | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3580E9 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7088A2 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B6DEC
#8B6DEC
oklch(62.5% 0.184 291)
- #8C8E00
#8C8E00
oklch(62.4% 0.137 110.8)
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 #8B6DEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B6DEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.068
Use #8B6DEC 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.