#8E66FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.6% 0.211 291.6), rgb(142, 102, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.43:1).
About this color
#8E66FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.211 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.43:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.211) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.43:1 |
| White text | 3.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E66FA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 102, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 94%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.211 291.6) |
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 #8E66FA | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E66FA | 5.43:1 | AA | Lc 38.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E66FA text on white | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E66FA text on black | 5.43:1 | AA | Lc -36.0 | 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
#EAE7FD
oklch(93.7% 0.03 292.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FD
oklch(88.5% 0.058 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FE
oklch(80.9% 0.102 291.5)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFE
oklch(70.6% 0.166 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E66FA
oklch(62.6% 0.211 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7C49EB
oklch(55.7% 0.229 291.6)
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Step 700
700
#6938CC
oklch(49.1% 0.213 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#5530A5
oklch(42.7% 0.176 291.6)
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Step 900
900
#452D83
oklch(37.7% 0.137 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281B4D
oklch(26.9% 0.088 291.3)
#8E66FA 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) | #0084FF | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007FF7 | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F87A6 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.212 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E66FA
#8E66FA
oklch(62.6% 0.211 291.6)
- #8B8F00
#8B8F00
oklch(62.6% 0.138 111.8)
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 #8E66FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.068
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.078
Use #8E66FA 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.