#8F60FC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.9% 0.221 292.6), rgb(143, 96, 252).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#8F60FC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.221 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.221) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F60FC |
| RGB | rgb(143, 96, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 96%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.221 292.6) |
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 #8F60FC | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F60FC | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F60FC text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F60FC text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE6FE
oklch(93.5% 0.032 293.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FE
oklch(88.6% 0.059 292.6)
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Step 300
300
#C2B4FF
oklch(80.9% 0.105 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A589FF
oklch(70.7% 0.169 292.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F60FC
oklch(61.9% 0.221 292.6)
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Step 600
600
#7F43EF
oklch(55.6% 0.24 292.8)
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Step 700
700
#6B32D0
oklch(49% 0.223 292.5)
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Step 800
800
#572CA8
oklch(42.6% 0.185 292.6)
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Step 900
900
#472A85
oklch(37.6% 0.144 292.8)
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Step 950
950
#291A4E
oklch(26.9% 0.091 292.5)
#8F60FC 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) | #0081FF | 0.136 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007CF9 | 0.135 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7084A5 | 0.177 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.222 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F60FC
#8F60FC
oklch(61.9% 0.221 292.6)
- #888E00
#888E00
oklch(62.1% 0.138 112.7)
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 #8F60FC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.073
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.073
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.075
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.089
Use #8F60FC 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.