#8E6CEC
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.185 292.5), rgb(142, 108, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.50:1).
About this color
#8E6CEC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.50:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.50:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6CEC |
| RGB | rgb(142, 108, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 77%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.185 292.5) |
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 #8E6CEC | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6CEC | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6CEC text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6CEC text on black | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F7
oklch(80.9% 0.091 292.7)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF2
oklch(70.7% 0.144 292.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6CEC
oklch(62.6% 0.185 292.5)
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Step 600
600
#7B51DC
oklch(55.5% 0.202 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6841BF
oklch(49.1% 0.187 292.4)
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Step 800
800
#55369A
oklch(42.6% 0.155 292.9)
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Step 900
900
#45317B
oklch(37.7% 0.121 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#8E6CEC 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) | #2E84F0 | 0.114 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3680E9 | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7587A2 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6CEC
#8E6CEC
oklch(62.6% 0.185 292.5)
- #8A9000
#8A9000
oklch(62.7% 0.14 112.7)
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 #8E6CEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6CEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.066
Use #8E6CEC 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.