#8E70E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.167 293.1), rgb(142, 112, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#8E70E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E70E2 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 112, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 66%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.167 293.1) |
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 #8E70E2 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E70E2 | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E70E2 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E70E2 text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 293.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F1
oklch(80.8% 0.082 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A490EA
oklch(70.7% 0.13 293)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E70E2
oklch(62.6% 0.167 293.1)
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Step 600
600
#7B57D1
oklch(55.7% 0.18 293.3)
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Step 700
700
#6846B5
oklch(49.1% 0.168 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#543A93
oklch(42.6% 0.14 293)
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Step 900
900
#453375
oklch(37.7% 0.109 293)
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Step 950
950
#281F45
oklch(27.1% 0.069 292.1)
#8E70E2 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) | #4385E6 | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4881DF | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #79879F | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E70E2
#8E70E2
oklch(62.6% 0.167 293.1)
- #899000
#899000
oklch(62.6% 0.14 113.2)
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 #8E70E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E70E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.013
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.062
Use #8E70E2 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.