#8E76ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.3% 0.172 290), rgb(142, 118, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.96:1).
About this color
#8E76ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.96:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.96:1 |
| White text | 3.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E76ED |
| RGB | rgb(142, 118, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 77%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.172 290) |
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 #8E76ED | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E76ED | 5.96:1 | AA | Lc 41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E76ED text on white | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E76ED text on black | 5.96:1 | AA | Lc -39.1 | 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
#D8D5F7
oklch(88.6% 0.047 289.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F4
oklch(80.9% 0.084 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#A091EE
oklch(70.8% 0.134 289.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E76ED
oklch(64.3% 0.172 290)
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Step 600
600
#7657D7
oklch(55.6% 0.188 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6346BA
oklch(49% 0.174 290)
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Step 800
800
#513B97
oklch(42.8% 0.144 290)
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Step 900
900
#423378
oklch(37.6% 0.113 289.9)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8E76ED 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) | #448BF1 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4786EA | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748EA7 | 0.141 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E76ED
#8E76ED
oklch(64.3% 0.172 290)
- #939400
#939400
oklch(64.4% 0.141 110.3)
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 #8E76ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E76ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.035
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #8E76ED 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.