#8D71F1
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.7% 0.185 290.2), rgb(141, 113, 241).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.76:1).
About this color
#8D71F1 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.76:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.76:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D71F1 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 113, 241) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 82%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.185 290.2) |
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 #8D71F1 | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D71F1 | 5.76:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D71F1 text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D71F1 text on black | 5.76:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#D8D4F9
oklch(88.5% 0.051 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F7
oklch(80.8% 0.09 290)
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Step 400
400
#A18FF4
oklch(70.8% 0.145 290.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D71F1
oklch(63.7% 0.185 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#7753DD
oklch(55.5% 0.2 290.4)
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Step 700
700
#6442C0
oklch(49% 0.187 290.2)
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Step 800
800
#52389B
oklch(42.7% 0.154 290.5)
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Step 900
900
#43327C
oklch(37.8% 0.12 290)
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Step 950
950
#271E48
oklch(27% 0.075 290.3)
#8D71F1 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) | #3488F5 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3883EE | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #718CA6 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D71F1
#8D71F1
oklch(63.7% 0.185 290.2)
- #919200
#919200
oklch(63.8% 0.14 110.3)
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 #8D71F1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D71F1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
Use #8D71F1 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.