#8E78EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.5% 0.165 289.8), rgb(142, 120, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.02:1).
About this color
#8E78EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.02:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.02:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E78EA |
| RGB | rgb(142, 120, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 73%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.165 289.8) |
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 #8E78EA | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E78EA | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E78EA text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E78EA text on black | 6.02:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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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
#A092EB
oklch(70.8% 0.128 289.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E78EA
oklch(64.5% 0.165 289.8)
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Step 600
600
#7559D3
oklch(55.6% 0.18 289.8)
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Step 700
700
#6348B7
oklch(49.1% 0.168 290)
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Step 800
800
#503C94
oklch(42.7% 0.139 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#423476
oklch(37.6% 0.109 289.9)
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Step 950
950
#261F45
oklch(26.9% 0.069 289.4)
#8E78EA 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) | #4B8CEE | 0.088 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4D87E7 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #758FA6 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E78EA
#8E78EA
oklch(64.5% 0.165 289.8)
- #949400
#949400
oklch(64.5% 0.141 109.8)
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 #8E78EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E78EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.028
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.035
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.041
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
Use #8E78EA 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.