#8E71EF
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.6% 0.182 290.9), rgb(142, 113, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).
About this color
#8E71EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, 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 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.75:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.75:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E71EF |
| RGB | rgb(142, 113, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 80%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.182 290.9) |
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 #8E71EF | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E71EF | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E71EF text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E71EF text on black | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F6
oklch(80.9% 0.088 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A18FF2
oklch(70.7% 0.142 290.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E71EF
oklch(63.6% 0.182 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7854DC
oklch(55.7% 0.198 290.7)
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Step 700
700
#6543BF
oklch(49.1% 0.184 290.6)
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Step 800
800
#52389A
oklch(42.7% 0.152 290.7)
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Step 900
900
#44327B
oklch(37.8% 0.119 291)
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Step 950
950
#271E48
oklch(27% 0.075 290.3)
#8E71EF 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) | #3788F3 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C83EC | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #738BA5 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E71EF
#8E71EF
oklch(63.6% 0.182 290.9)
- #8F9200
#8F9200
oklch(63.6% 0.14 111.2)
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 #8E71EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E71EF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
Use #8E71EF 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.