#8B71E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.165 291.5), rgb(139, 113, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.55:1).
About this color
#8B71E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.55:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.55:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B71E2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 113, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 66%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.165 291.5) |
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 #8B71E2 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B71E2 | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B71E2 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B71E2 text on black | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F5
oklch(88.4% 0.045 292.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8F1
oklch(81% 0.08 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A291EA
oklch(70.7% 0.128 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B71E2
oklch(62.6% 0.165 291.5)
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Step 600
600
#7858D2
oklch(55.6% 0.18 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6547B6
oklch(49.1% 0.168 291.4)
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Step 800
800
#523B93
oklch(42.6% 0.139 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#443475
oklch(37.8% 0.107 291.8)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#8B71E2 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) | #4485E6 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4781DF | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #74889F | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B71E2
#8B71E2
oklch(62.6% 0.165 291.5)
- #8B8F00
#8B8F00
oklch(62.6% 0.138 111.8)
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 #8B71E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B71E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.016
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.065
Use #8B71E2 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.