#8F75E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.6% 0.159 292.2), rgb(143, 117, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#8F75E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.159 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.159) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F75E2 |
| RGB | rgb(143, 117, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 65%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.159 292.2) |
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 #8F75E2 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F75E2 | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F75E2 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F75E2 text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#D9D5F4
oklch(88.6% 0.042 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8EF
oklch(80.9% 0.077 292.1)
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Step 400
400
#A391E7
oklch(70.7% 0.124 292.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F75E2
oklch(63.6% 0.159 292.2)
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Step 600
600
#7959CE
oklch(55.6% 0.173 292.4)
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Step 700
700
#6648B2
oklch(49% 0.161 292.5)
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Step 800
800
#533C90
oklch(42.7% 0.133 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#443473
oklch(37.6% 0.104 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281F43
oklch(27% 0.065 293)
#8F75E2 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) | #4D88E6 | 0.089 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5084DF | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A8BA1 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.160 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F75E2
#8F75E2
oklch(63.6% 0.159 292.2)
- #8D9300
#8D9300
oklch(63.7% 0.142 112.7)
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 #8F75E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F75E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.015
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.048
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.056
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
Use #8F75E2 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.