#8D6EE5
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.4% 0.173 292.7), rgb(141, 110, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#8D6EE5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D6EE5 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 110, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.173 292.7) |
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 #8D6EE5 | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D6EE5 | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D6EE5 text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D6EE5 text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F3
oklch(80.9% 0.084 292.8)
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Step 400
400
#A48FED
oklch(70.7% 0.136 292.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D6EE5
oklch(62.4% 0.173 292.7)
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Step 600
600
#7A55D5
oklch(55.5% 0.188 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6744B9
oklch(49% 0.176 292.5)
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Step 800
800
#543996
oklch(42.7% 0.146 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#453277
oklch(37.6% 0.113 292.8)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8D6EE5 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) | #3B84E9 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4180E2 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #76869F | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D6EE5
#8D6EE5
oklch(62.4% 0.173 292.7)
- #898F00
#898F00
oklch(62.4% 0.139 112.7)
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 #8D6EE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D6EE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.019
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
Use #8D6EE5 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.