#8D76F6
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.8% 0.184 288.4), rgb(141, 118, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#8D76F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D76F6 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 118, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 88%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.184 288.4) |
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 #8D76F6 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D76F6 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D76F6 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D76F6 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.7 | 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
#D7D5F9
oklch(88.6% 0.049 287.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F8
oklch(81% 0.09 288.5)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F4
oklch(70.7% 0.144 288.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D76F6
oklch(64.8% 0.184 288.4)
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Step 600
600
#7455DF
oklch(55.7% 0.2 288.5)
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Step 700
700
#6144C1
oklch(49.1% 0.186 288.3)
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Step 800
800
#4F399C
oklch(42.7% 0.154 288.4)
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Step 900
900
#41327C
oklch(37.6% 0.12 288.6)
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Step 950
950
#261E49
oklch(27% 0.077 288.7)
#8D76F6 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) | #3A8DFA | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B86F3 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E91AB | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D76F6
#8D76F6
oklch(64.8% 0.184 288.4)
- #979400
#979400
oklch(64.8% 0.14 108.3)
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 #8D76F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D76F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.067
Use #8D76F6 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.