#8B6FFC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.9% 0.201 288.5), rgb(139, 111, 252).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#8B6FFC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B6FFC |
| RGB | rgb(139, 111, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 96%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.201 288.5) |
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 #8B6FFC | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B6FFC | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B6FFC text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B6FFC text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FC
oklch(93.5% 0.028 288)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FC
oklch(88.5% 0.055 288.7)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FD
oklch(81% 0.098 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9E8EFC
oklch(70.8% 0.157 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B6FFC
oklch(63.9% 0.201 288.5)
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Step 600
600
#754FE8
oklch(55.6% 0.218 288.6)
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Step 700
700
#623ECA
oklch(49.1% 0.204 288.3)
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Step 800
800
#5035A3
oklch(42.7% 0.168 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#423081
oklch(37.7% 0.13 288.8)
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Step 950
950
#261D4C
oklch(27% 0.083 288.3)
#8B6FFC 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) | #1489FF | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1983F9 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #688EAB | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B6FFC
#8B6FFC
oklch(63.9% 0.201 288.5)
- #949100
#949100
oklch(63.8% 0.138 108.3)
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 #8B6FFC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B6FFC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
Use #8B6FFC 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.