#8E71EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.176 291.6), rgb(142, 113, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#8E71EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E71EA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 113, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 74%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.176 291.6) |
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 #8E71EA | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E71EA | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E71EA text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E71EA 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F4
oklch(80.9% 0.086 291.9)
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Step 400
400
#A28FEF
oklch(70.6% 0.138 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E71EA
oklch(63.3% 0.176 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7955D7
oklch(55.6% 0.19 291.8)
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Step 700
700
#6644BB
oklch(49.1% 0.178 291.6)
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Step 800
800
#533997
oklch(42.7% 0.147 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#443278
oklch(37.6% 0.115 291.8)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8E71EA 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) | #3D87EE | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4283E7 | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #768AA3 | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E71EA
#8E71EA
oklch(63.3% 0.176 291.6)
- #8D9100
#8D9100
oklch(63.2% 0.14 111.7)
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 #8E71EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E71EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.024
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
Use #8E71EA 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.