#8F69E8
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.185 294.2), rgb(143, 105, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.35:1).
About this color
#8F69E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.35:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.35:1 |
| White text | 3.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F69E8 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 105, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 73%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.185 294.2) |
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 #8F69E8 | 3.92:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F69E8 | 5.35:1 | AA | Lc 37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F69E8 text on white | 3.92:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F69E8 text on black | 5.35:1 | AA | Lc -35.3 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F8
oklch(88.4% 0.051 294)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 293.6)
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Step 400
400
#A68DF1
oklch(70.7% 0.144 293.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F69E8
oklch(62% 0.185 294.2)
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Step 600
600
#7E50DA
oklch(55.5% 0.201 294.2)
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Step 700
700
#6B40BD
oklch(49.1% 0.186 294.3)
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Step 800
800
#573699
oklch(42.8% 0.154 294.3)
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Step 900
900
#47307A
oklch(37.7% 0.121 294.2)
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Step 950
950
#291D47
oklch(26.9% 0.076 293.9)
#8F69E8 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) | #2C82EC | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #377EE5 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #79849E | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F69E8
#8F69E8
oklch(62% 0.185 294.2)
- #858E00
#858E00
oklch(61.8% 0.139 114.2)
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 #8F69E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F69E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.066
Use #8F69E8 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.