#8E6DFD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.9% 0.205 289.9), rgb(142, 109, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).
About this color
#8E6DFD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.205 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 5.75:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.75:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6DFD |
| RGB | rgb(142, 109, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 97%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.205 289.9) |
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 #8E6DFD | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6DFD | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6DFD text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6DFD text on black | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc -38.0 | 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
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FC
oklch(88.6% 0.055 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#BFB6FD
oklch(80.9% 0.1 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A08CFD
oklch(70.6% 0.161 289.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6DFD
oklch(63.9% 0.205 289.9)
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Step 600
600
#784CE9
oklch(55.6% 0.223 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#653CCB
oklch(49.2% 0.207 289.7)
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Step 800
800
#5233A4
oklch(42.7% 0.172 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#432F82
oklch(37.7% 0.133 289.6)
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Step 950
950
#271C4C
oklch(26.9% 0.085 290)
#8E6DFD 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) | #0389FF | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1483FA | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8DAB | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6DFD
#8E6DFD
oklch(63.9% 0.205 289.9)
- #929200
#929200
oklch(63.9% 0.139 109.8)
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 #8E6DFD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6DFD.
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 0.048
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.064
Use #8E6DFD 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.