#8E77EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.3% 0.167 290.1), rgb(142, 119, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.97:1).
About this color
#8E77EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.97:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E77EA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 119, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 73%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.167 290.1) |
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 #8E77EA | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E77EA | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc 41.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E77EA text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E77EA text on black | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc -39.2 | 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
#E9E8F9
oklch(93.7% 0.023 288.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F2
oklch(80.8% 0.081 290)
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Step 400
400
#A091EC
oklch(70.7% 0.131 290.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E77EA
oklch(64.3% 0.167 290.1)
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Step 600
600
#7659D4
oklch(55.7% 0.181 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6348B7
oklch(49.1% 0.168 290)
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Step 800
800
#513C94
oklch(42.8% 0.139 290.3)
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Step 900
900
#423476
oklch(37.6% 0.109 289.9)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#8E77EA 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) | #498BEE | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B86E7 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #758EA6 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E77EA
#8E77EA
oklch(64.3% 0.167 290.1)
- #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 #8E77EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E77EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.026
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.049
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.066
Use #8E77EA 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.