#8D72F5
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.1% 0.188 289.5), rgb(141, 114, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.85:1).
About this color
#8D72F5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 5.85:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D72F5 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 114, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 87%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.188 289.5) |
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 #8D72F5 | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D72F5 | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D72F5 text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D72F5 text on black | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc -38.5 | 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
#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
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F9
oklch(80.9% 0.093 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#9F8FF6
oklch(70.7% 0.148 289.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D72F5
oklch(64.1% 0.188 289.5)
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Step 600
600
#7653E0
oklch(55.7% 0.204 289.5)
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Step 700
700
#6342C3
oklch(49.1% 0.191 289.2)
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Step 800
800
#51379D
oklch(42.6% 0.158 289.8)
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Step 900
900
#42317D
oklch(37.6% 0.123 289.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E49
oklch(27.1% 0.077 289.9)
#8D72F5 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) | #318AF9 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3484F2 | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F8EA9 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D72F5
#8D72F5
oklch(64.1% 0.188 289.5)
- #939200
#939200
oklch(64% 0.139 109.3)
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 #8D72F5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D72F5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.050
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8D72F5 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.