#8E85ED
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(67% 0.151 285.5), rgb(142, 133, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.72:1).
About this color
#8E85ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.151 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.151) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 6.72:1 |
| White text | 3.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E85ED |
| RGB | rgb(142, 133, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 74%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.151 285.5) |
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 #8E85ED | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E85ED | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc 46.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8E85ED text on white | 3.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #8E85ED text on black | 6.72:1 | AA | Lc -43.7 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FC
oklch(93.7% 0.027 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5FB
oklch(88.5% 0.052 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BAB8FB
oklch(80.8% 0.094 285.5)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#8E85ED
oklch(67% 0.151 285.5)
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Step 500
500
#8271F7
oklch(63.1% 0.193 285.2)
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Step 600
600
#6E54E5
oklch(55.5% 0.209 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5D43C7
oklch(49.1% 0.195 285.8)
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Step 800
800
#4B39A1
oklch(42.7% 0.16 285.3)
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Step 900
900
#3E3280
oklch(37.6% 0.126 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241E4B
oklch(26.9% 0.08 285.8)
#8E85ED 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) | #5F95F1 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C8FEB | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #739AAE | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #929292 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E85ED
#8E85ED
oklch(67% 0.151 285.5)
- #A29900
#A29900
oklch(66.9% 0.142 105.4)
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 #8E85ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E85ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.017
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.022
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.027
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower Blue #6495ED ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
Use #8E85ED 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.