#8D78ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.6% 0.169 289), rgb(141, 120, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#8D78ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D78ED |
| RGB | rgb(141, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.169 289) |
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 #8D78ED | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D78ED | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D78ED text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D78ED text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F6
oklch(88.5% 0.045 288.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F3
oklch(80.8% 0.083 289.1)
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Step 400
400
#9E91EE
oklch(70.6% 0.134 288.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D78ED
oklch(64.6% 0.169 289)
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Step 600
600
#7459D6
oklch(55.7% 0.184 289)
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Step 700
700
#6248B9
oklch(49.2% 0.17 289.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F3C96
oklch(42.7% 0.141 288.7)
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Step 900
900
#413477
oklch(37.6% 0.11 288.9)
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Step 950
950
#261F46
oklch(27% 0.07 289.1)
#8D78ED 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) | #488CF1 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4987EA | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7290A7 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D78ED
#8D78ED
oklch(64.6% 0.169 289)
- #959400
#959400
oklch(64.6% 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 #8D78ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D78ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
Use #8D78ED 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.