#8F64BB

Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(58.4% 0.135 305.4), rgb(143, 100, 187).

Black text reads best on this color (4.70:1).

About this color

#8F64BB is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.70:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.135)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7)
Black text	4.70:1
White text	4.46:1

Values

HEX	#8F64BB
RGB	rgb(143, 100, 187)
HSL	hsl(270, 39%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.4% 0.135 305.4)

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 #8F64BB	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc -76.2	Fine for body text
Black text on #8F64BB	4.70:1	AA	Lc 33.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8F64BB text on white	4.46:1	AA large text	Lc 70.8	Content text, not long reading
#8F64BB text on black	4.70:1	AA	Lc -30.9	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FA

oklch(97.1% 0.009 308.4)
Step 100
100

#ECE7F4

oklch(93.6% 0.018 303.4)
Step 200
200

#DED4EC

oklch(88.5% 0.034 304.5)
Step 300
300

#CAB7E1

oklch(80.9% 0.062 305.6)
Step 400
400

#AF91D1

oklch(70.7% 0.097 305.5)
Step 500
500

#9C74C5

oklch(63.1% 0.125 305.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#8F64BB

oklch(58.4% 0.135 305.4)
Step 700
700

#724B99

oklch(49.1% 0.126 305.3)
Step 800
800

#5D3E7C

oklch(42.8% 0.104 305.5)
Step 900
900

#4C3564

oklch(37.7% 0.082 305.4)
Step 950
950

#2C1F3A

oklch(26.8% 0.052 305.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8F64BB 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)	#4D76BE	0.099
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#5878B9	0.091
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#887387	0.100
Achromatopsia (no color)	#777777	0.136