#8D6EEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.185 291.3), rgb(141, 110, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.59:1).
About this color
#8D6EEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.59:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.59:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D6EEE |
| RGB | rgb(141, 110, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.185 291.3) |
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 #8D6EEE | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D6EEE | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D6EEE text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D6EEE text on black | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F7
oklch(81% 0.09 291.4)
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Step 400
400
#A28EF3
oklch(70.6% 0.145 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D6EEE
oklch(63% 0.185 291.3)
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Step 600
600
#7952DD
oklch(55.6% 0.202 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6642C0
oklch(49.2% 0.187 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#53379B
oklch(42.7% 0.155 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#44317B
oklch(37.6% 0.12 291.4)
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Step 950
950
#281E48
oklch(27.1% 0.075 291.5)
#8D6EEE 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) | #3086F2 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3681EB | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7289A4 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D6EEE
#8D6EEE
oklch(63% 0.185 291.3)
- #8D9000
#8D9000
oklch(63% 0.139 111.3)
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 #8D6EEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D6EEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
Use #8D6EEE 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.