#8B71EC
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.2% 0.178 290.1), rgb(139, 113, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8B71EC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B71EC |
| RGB | rgb(139, 113, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 76%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.178 290.1) |
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 #8B71EC | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B71EC | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B71EC text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B71EC text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F6
oklch(80.8% 0.088 290.1)
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Step 400
400
#A090F1
oklch(70.7% 0.139 289.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B71EC
oklch(63.2% 0.178 290.1)
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Step 600
600
#7655DA
oklch(55.5% 0.194 290)
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Step 700
700
#6444BD
oklch(49% 0.181 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#513999
oklch(42.6% 0.15 290.1)
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Step 900
900
#43337A
oklch(37.8% 0.116 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#271E47
oklch(26.9% 0.074 290.7)
#8B71EC 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) | #3987F0 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C82E9 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #708BA4 | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B71EC
#8B71EC
oklch(63.2% 0.178 290.1)
- #8F9000
#8F9000
oklch(63.2% 0.138 110.3)
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 #8B71EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B71EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.028
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
Use #8B71EC 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.