#8D72F8
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.3% 0.192 289.1), rgb(141, 114, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.89:1).
About this color
#8D72F8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 5.89:1 |
| White text | 3.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D72F8 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 114, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 91%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.192 289.1) |
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 #8D72F8 | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D72F8 | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc 41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D72F8 text on white | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D72F8 text on black | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc -38.8 | 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
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FA
oklch(80.9% 0.094 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9F8FF7
oklch(70.8% 0.149 289.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D72F8
oklch(64.3% 0.192 289.1)
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Step 600
600
#7552E3
oklch(55.7% 0.209 288.9)
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Step 700
700
#6341C5
oklch(49.1% 0.194 289)
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Step 800
800
#50379F
oklch(42.7% 0.16 288.8)
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Step 900
900
#42317E
oklch(37.7% 0.125 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#261E4A
oklch(27.1% 0.079 288.4)
#8D72F8 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) | #2C8AFD | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F84F5 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8FAA | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D72F8
#8D72F8
oklch(64.3% 0.192 289.1)
- #949300
#949300
oklch(64.3% 0.14 109.3)
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 #8D72F8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D72F8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- 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 0.067
Use #8D72F8 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.