#8E6FFD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(64.2% 0.203 289.5), rgb(142, 111, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#8E6FFD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.041 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E6FFD |
| RGB | rgb(142, 111, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 97%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.203 289.5) |
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 #8E6FFD | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E6FFD | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E6FFD text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E6FFD text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.5 | 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
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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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
#A08DFC
oklch(70.8% 0.159 289.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E6FFD
oklch(64.2% 0.203 289.5)
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Step 600
600
#774EE8
oklch(55.7% 0.22 289.5)
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Step 700
700
#643DCA
oklch(49.1% 0.205 289.3)
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Step 800
800
#5134A3
oklch(42.7% 0.169 289.2)
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Step 900
900
#432F81
oklch(37.7% 0.132 289.8)
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Step 950
950
#271D4C
oklch(27.1% 0.083 289.4)
#8E6FFD 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) | #158AFF | 0.121 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D84FA | 0.117 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8EAB | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.203 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E6FFD
#8E6FFD
oklch(64.2% 0.203 289.5)
- #939300
#939300
oklch(64.2% 0.14 109.8)
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 #8E6FFD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E6FFD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
Use #8E6FFD 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.