#8D74EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.7% 0.171 290.4), rgb(141, 116, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#8D74EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.171 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D74EA |
| RGB | rgb(141, 116, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 74%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.171 290.4) |
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 #8D74EA | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D74EA | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D74EA text on white | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D74EA text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F6
oklch(88.4% 0.047 290.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F3
oklch(81% 0.083 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A191EE
oklch(70.8% 0.134 290.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D74EA
oklch(63.7% 0.171 290.4)
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Step 600
600
#7657D6
oklch(55.6% 0.186 290.2)
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Step 700
700
#6446B9
oklch(49% 0.173 290.6)
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Step 800
800
#513B96
oklch(42.7% 0.143 290.2)
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Step 900
900
#433377
oklch(37.6% 0.112 290.9)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8D74EA 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) | #4389EE | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4684E7 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748CA4 | 0.141 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D74EA
#8D74EA
oklch(63.7% 0.171 290.4)
- #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 #8D74EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D74EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.025
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.067
Use #8D74EA 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.