#8F72F4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.2% 0.187 290.4), rgb(143, 114, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.88:1).
About this color
#8F72F4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.88:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.88:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F72F4 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 114, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 86%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.187 290.4) |
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 #8F72F4 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F72F4 | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc 41.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F72F4 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F72F4 text on black | 5.88:1 | AA | Lc -38.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F9
oklch(88.5% 0.051 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F8
oklch(81% 0.091 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A18EF4
oklch(70.6% 0.146 290.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F72F4
oklch(64.2% 0.187 290.4)
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Step 600
600
#7752DF
oklch(55.5% 0.204 290.2)
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Step 700
700
#6542C1
oklch(49.2% 0.188 290.4)
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Step 800
800
#52379C
oklch(42.7% 0.156 290.5)
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Step 900
900
#43317C
oklch(37.6% 0.122 290.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E49
oklch(27.1% 0.077 289.9)
#8F72F4 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) | #338AF8 | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3885F1 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #738EA8 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F72F4
#8F72F4
oklch(64.2% 0.187 290.4)
- #929300
#929300
oklch(64.1% 0.14 110.3)
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 #8F72F4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F72F4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8F72F4 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.