#8D6EF5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.4% 0.194 290.4), rgb(141, 110, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#8D6EF5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D6EF5 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 110, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 87%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.194 290.4) |
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 #8D6EF5 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D6EF5 | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D6EF5 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D6EF5 text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A18EF7
oklch(70.8% 0.151 290.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D6EF5
oklch(63.4% 0.194 290.4)
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Step 600
600
#7850E3
oklch(55.6% 0.211 290.4)
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Step 700
700
#653FC5
oklch(49.1% 0.197 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#52359F
oklch(42.6% 0.163 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#43307E
oklch(37.6% 0.126 290.2)
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Step 950
950
#271D4A
oklch(27% 0.08 290.2)
#8D6EF5 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) | #2487FA | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B82F2 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F8BA7 | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D6EF5
#8D6EF5
oklch(63.4% 0.194 290.4)
- #909100
#909100
oklch(63.5% 0.139 110.3)
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 #8D6EF5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D6EF5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
Use #8D6EF5 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.