#8D60F8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.5% 0.216 292.5), rgb(141, 96, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).
About this color
#8D60F8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.216 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.216) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.16:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D60F8 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 96, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 92%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.216 292.5) |
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 #8D60F8 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D60F8 | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D60F8 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D60F8 text on black | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#EAE7FD
oklch(93.7% 0.03 292.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FD
oklch(88.6% 0.058 292.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2B4FF
oklch(80.9% 0.105 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A589FF
oklch(70.7% 0.169 292.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D60F8
oklch(61.5% 0.216 292.5)
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Step 600
600
#7E45ED
oklch(55.6% 0.235 292.6)
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Step 700
700
#6B35CE
oklch(49.2% 0.218 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#572EA7
oklch(42.8% 0.181 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#472B84
oklch(37.7% 0.141 292.8)
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Step 950
950
#291B4D
oklch(27% 0.088 292.4)
#8D60F8 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) | #0080FD | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BF5 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F83A3 | 0.173 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D60F8
#8D60F8
oklch(61.5% 0.216 292.5)
- #878C00
#878C00
oklch(61.5% 0.136 112.3)
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 #8D60F8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.037
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.042
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.071
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.076
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.076
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.082
Use #8D60F8 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.