#8E7AEC
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.165 289), rgb(142, 122, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#8E7AEC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E7AEC |
| RGB | rgb(142, 122, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 75%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.165 289) |
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 #8E7AEC | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E7AEC | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E7AEC text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E7AEC text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#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
#D7D5F6
oklch(88.5% 0.045 288.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEB9F2
oklch(80.9% 0.08 288.5)
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Step 400
400
#9E92EC
oklch(70.7% 0.13 288.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E7AEC
oklch(65% 0.165 289)
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Step 600
600
#745AD4
oklch(55.7% 0.18 289)
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Step 700
700
#6149B7
oklch(49.1% 0.166 288.8)
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Step 800
800
#4F3C94
oklch(42.6% 0.139 289.1)
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Step 900
900
#413576
oklch(37.7% 0.107 288.7)
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Step 950
950
#261F45
oklch(26.9% 0.069 289.4)
#8E7AEC 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) | #4D8DF0 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4E88E9 | 0.083 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7491A8 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E7AEC
#8E7AEC
oklch(65% 0.165 289)
- #979500
#979500
oklch(65% 0.141 108.8)
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 #8E7AEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E7AEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.036
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.055
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
Use #8E7AEC 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.