#8E6DEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.9% 0.186 292), rgb(142, 109, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#8E6DEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6DEE |
| RGB | rgb(142, 109, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.186 292) |
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 #8E6DEE | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6DEE | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6DEE text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6DEE text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6F7
oklch(80.8% 0.091 292)
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Step 400
400
#A38EF3
oklch(70.7% 0.145 291.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6DEE
oklch(62.9% 0.186 292)
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Step 600
600
#7A51DD
oklch(55.5% 0.203 291.9)
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Step 700
700
#6741C0
oklch(49.1% 0.188 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#54369B
oklch(42.6% 0.156 292.1)
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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)
#8E6DEE 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) | #2E85F2 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3581EB | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7488A3 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6DEE
#8E6DEE
oklch(62.9% 0.186 292)
- #8C9000
#8C9000
oklch(62.9% 0.139 111.7)
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 #8E6DEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6DEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
Use #8E6DEE 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.