#8E6EFA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.8% 0.2 290.1), rgb(142, 110, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.76:1).
About this color
#8E6EFA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.200 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.76:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.200) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.76:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6EFA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 110, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 93%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.2 290.1) |
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 #8E6EFA | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6EFA | 5.76:1 | AA | Lc 40.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6EFA text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6EFA text on black | 5.76:1 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
-
Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
-
Step 200
200
#D8D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 290)
-
Step 300
300
#BFB6FC
oklch(80.9% 0.098 289.9)
-
Step 400
400
#A18DFA
oklch(70.7% 0.156 290.3)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6EFA
oklch(63.8% 0.2 290.1)
-
Step 600
600
#784EE6
oklch(55.6% 0.217 290.2)
-
Step 700
700
#653DC8
oklch(49% 0.202 290.1)
-
Step 800
800
#5234A2
oklch(42.7% 0.168 289.9)
-
Step 900
900
#432F80
oklch(37.6% 0.13 290)
-
Step 950
950
#271D4B
oklch(27% 0.082 289.8)
#8E6EFA 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) | #1989FF | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2283F7 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E8DAA | 0.164 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6EFA
#8E6EFA
oklch(63.8% 0.2 290.1)
- #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 #8E6EFA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6EFA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
Use #8E6EFA 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.