#8F72E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.1% 0.164 293), rgb(143, 114, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8F72E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F72E2 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 114, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 66%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.164 293) |
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 #8F72E2 | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F72E2 | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F72E2 text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F72E2 text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F8
oklch(93.5% 0.023 294.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 293.8)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F0
oklch(80.8% 0.08 293.4)
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Step 400
400
#A490E9
oklch(70.7% 0.129 293.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F72E2
oklch(63.1% 0.164 293)
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Step 600
600
#7A58D0
oklch(55.7% 0.177 292.8)
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Step 700
700
#6747B4
oklch(49.1% 0.165 292.8)
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Step 800
800
#543B92
oklch(42.7% 0.137 292.9)
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Step 900
900
#453374
oklch(37.6% 0.107 293.3)
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Step 950
950
#281F44
oklch(27% 0.067 292.5)
#8F72E2 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) | #4786E6 | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C83DF | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A889F | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F72E2
#8F72E2
oklch(63.1% 0.164 293)
- #8B9100
#8B9100
oklch(63% 0.14 112.7)
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 #8F72E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F72E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.012
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.056
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.064
Use #8F72E2 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.