#8E6CFE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.8% 0.208 290), rgb(142, 108, 254).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.72:1).
About this color
#8E6CFE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.208 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.72:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6CFE |
| RGB | rgb(142, 108, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 99%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.208 290) |
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 #8E6CFE | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6CFE | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6CFE text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6CFE text on black | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FD
oklch(88.6% 0.056 289.7)
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Step 300
300
#BFB6FE
oklch(80.9% 0.101 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#A18CFE
oklch(70.8% 0.163 290.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6CFE
oklch(63.8% 0.208 290)
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Step 600
600
#784BEB
oklch(55.6% 0.227 289.9)
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Step 700
700
#663ACC
oklch(49.1% 0.21 290.2)
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Step 800
800
#5232A5
oklch(42.7% 0.174 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#432E83
oklch(37.7% 0.136 289.6)
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Step 950
950
#271C4D
oklch(27% 0.087 289.7)
#8E6CFE 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) | #0088FF | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0882FB | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C8DAB | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6CFE
#8E6CFE
oklch(63.8% 0.208 290)
- #919200
#919200
oklch(63.8% 0.14 110.3)
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 #8E6CFE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6CFE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.050
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.067
Use #8E6CFE 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.