#8E6CEA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.5% 0.183 292.8), rgb(142, 108, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.48:1).
About this color
#8E6CEA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.48:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.48:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6CEA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 108, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.183 292.8) |
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 #8E6CEA | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6CEA | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6CEA text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6CEA text on black | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F8
oklch(88.6% 0.049 293)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 292.9)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF1
oklch(70.7% 0.143 292.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6CEA
oklch(62.5% 0.183 292.8)
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Step 600
600
#7B52DA
oklch(55.5% 0.198 292.7)
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Step 700
700
#6841BE
oklch(49.1% 0.186 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#553799
oklch(42.7% 0.152 292.9)
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Step 900
900
#45317A
oklch(37.7% 0.119 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281D47
oklch(26.8% 0.076 292.7)
#8E6CEA 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) | #3184EE | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3980E7 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7686A1 | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6CEA
#8E6CEA
oklch(62.5% 0.183 292.8)
- #898F00
#898F00
oklch(62.4% 0.139 112.7)
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 #8E6CEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6CEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.065
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.067
Use #8E6CEA 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.