#8C72FA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.3% 0.195 288.5), rgb(140, 114, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.90:1).
About this color
#8C72FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.90:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 5.90:1 |
| White text | 3.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8C72FA |
| RGB | rgb(140, 114, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 93%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.195 288.5) |
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 #8C72FA | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8C72FA | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc 41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8C72FA text on white | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8C72FA text on black | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc -38.8 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 288.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FB
oklch(80.9% 0.095 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9E8FF9
oklch(70.8% 0.152 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8C72FA
oklch(64.3% 0.195 288.5)
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Step 600
600
#7451E4
oklch(55.5% 0.211 288.5)
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Step 700
700
#6240C7
oklch(49.1% 0.198 288.5)
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Step 800
800
#5036A1
oklch(42.7% 0.164 288.7)
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Step 900
900
#41317F
oklch(37.7% 0.126 288.2)
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Step 950
950
#261D4B
oklch(26.9% 0.082 288.7)
#8C72FA 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) | #288BFF | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2A84F7 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A90AB | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8C72FA
#8C72FA
oklch(64.3% 0.195 288.5)
- #959300
#959300
oklch(64.4% 0.139 108.8)
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 #8C72FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8C72FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
Use #8C72FA 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.