#8D77E5
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64% 0.16 290.3), rgb(141, 119, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.90:1).
About this color
#8D77E5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.160 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 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.90:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.160) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.90:1 |
| White text | 3.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D77E5 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 119, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 68%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.16 290.3) |
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 #8D77E5 | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D77E5 | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc 41.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D77E5 text on white | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D77E5 text on black | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc -38.7 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F0
oklch(80.8% 0.079 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A092E9
oklch(70.7% 0.126 290.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D77E5
oklch(64% 0.16 290.3)
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Step 600
600
#765AD0
oklch(55.6% 0.175 290.5)
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Step 700
700
#6349B4
oklch(49.1% 0.162 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#513D92
oklch(42.8% 0.134 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#423574
oklch(37.7% 0.104 290)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#8D77E5 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) | #4D8AE9 | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F85E2 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #768DA3 | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.161 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D77E5
#8D77E5
oklch(64% 0.16 290.3)
- #919300
#919300
oklch(64% 0.14 110.7)
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 #8D77E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D77E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.022
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
Use #8D77E5 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.