#8F74DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.15 293.8), rgb(143, 116, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#8F74DA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.150 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 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.150) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F74DA |
| RGB | rgb(143, 116, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 58%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.15 293.8) |
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 #8F74DA | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F74DA | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F74DA text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F74DA 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
#EAE7F7
oklch(93.5% 0.022 294.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD5F2
oklch(88.6% 0.04 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B8EC
oklch(80.8% 0.073 293.5)
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Step 400
400
#A492E3
oklch(70.7% 0.117 293.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F74DA
oklch(63% 0.15 293.8)
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Step 600
600
#7A5BC8
oklch(55.6% 0.163 293.5)
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Step 700
700
#674AAD
oklch(49.1% 0.152 293.5)
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Step 800
800
#543D8C
oklch(42.7% 0.126 293.8)
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Step 900
900
#453570
oklch(37.7% 0.098 293.6)
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Step 950
950
#281F42
oklch(26.9% 0.064 293.5)
#8F74DA 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) | #5186DE | 0.086 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5583D8 | 0.082 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D889D | 0.122 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.151 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F74DA
#8F74DA
oklch(63% 0.15 293.8)
- #899100
#899100
oklch(62.9% 0.141 113.6)
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 #8F74DA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F74DA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.011
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.056
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.060
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.064
Use #8F74DA 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.