#8E70EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.4% 0.182 291.3), rgb(142, 112, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#8E70EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E70EE |
| RGB | rgb(142, 112, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 79%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.182 291.3) |
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 #8E70EE | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E70EE | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E70EE text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E70EE text on black | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F6
oklch(81% 0.088 291.6)
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Step 400
400
#A28FF2
oklch(70.8% 0.142 291.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E70EE
oklch(63.4% 0.182 291.3)
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Step 600
600
#7953DB
oklch(55.6% 0.198 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6642BE
oklch(49% 0.184 291.5)
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Step 800
800
#53389A
oklch(42.8% 0.152 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#44327A
oklch(37.7% 0.118 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281E48
oklch(27.1% 0.075 291.5)
#8E70EE 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) | #3687F2 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B83EB | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748AA4 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E70EE
#8E70EE
oklch(63.4% 0.182 291.3)
- #8E9100
#8E9100
oklch(63.3% 0.139 111.2)
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 #8E70EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E70EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.057
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
Use #8E70EE 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.