#8D5ABA
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(56.5% 0.15 306.8), rgb(141, 90, 186).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.87:1).
About this color
#8D5ABA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.150 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.011 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.30:1 |
| White text | 4.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D5ABA |
| RGB | rgb(141, 90, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 41%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.5% 0.15 306.8) |
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 #8D5ABA | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc -79.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8D5ABA | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D5ABA text on white | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc 73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D5ABA text on black | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FA
oklch(97.1% 0.009 308.4)
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Step 100
100
#EDE7F4
oklch(93.6% 0.018 306.7)
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Step 200
200
#DFD3ED
oklch(88.4% 0.037 306.4)
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Step 300
300
#CCB6E3
oklch(81% 0.067 307.1)
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Step 400
400
#B28ED6
oklch(70.6% 0.109 306.7)
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Step 500
500
#9F71CA
oklch(63.1% 0.137 306.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8D5ABA
oklch(56.5% 0.15 306.8)
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Step 700
700
#75479E
oklch(49.1% 0.14 306.4)
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Step 800
800
#5F3B80
oklch(42.7% 0.115 306.2)
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Step 900
900
#4E3367
oklch(37.7% 0.091 306.5)
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Step 950
950
#2E1E3C
oklch(27% 0.058 307.5)
#8D5ABA 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) | #3E6FBD | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4D71B8 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #866B81 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #717171 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D5ABA
#8D5ABA
oklch(56.5% 0.15 306.8)
- #5F8400
#5F8400
oklch(56.4% 0.145 126.7)
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 #8D5ABA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D5ABA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.011
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.029
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.052
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.064
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.067
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.068
Use #8D5ABA 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.