#8F74EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.2% 0.176 290.8), rgb(143, 116, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.90:1).
About this color
#8F74EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 291°. 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 5.90:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.90:1 |
| White text | 3.55:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F74EE |
| RGB | rgb(143, 116, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 78%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.176 290.8) |
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 #8F74EE | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F74EE | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc 41.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F74EE text on white | 3.55:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F74EE text on black | 5.90:1 | AA | Lc -38.8 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F7
oklch(88.4% 0.048 290.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F5
oklch(80.8% 0.087 291)
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Step 400
400
#A190F0
oklch(70.8% 0.138 290.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F74EE
oklch(64.2% 0.176 290.8)
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Step 600
600
#7755D9
oklch(55.5% 0.193 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#6545BC
oklch(49.2% 0.178 290.8)
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Step 800
800
#523998
oklch(42.7% 0.148 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#433379
oklch(37.8% 0.115 290.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E47
oklch(26.9% 0.074 290.7)
#8F74EE 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) | #408AF2 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4385EB | 0.096 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #758DA6 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F74EE
#8F74EE
oklch(64.2% 0.176 290.8)
- #919300
#919300
oklch(64% 0.14 110.7)
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 #8F74EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F74EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
Use #8F74EE 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.