#8F77EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.7% 0.172 290), rgb(143, 119, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#8F77EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.172 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 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8F77EE |
| RGB | rgb(143, 119, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 78%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.7% 0.172 290) |
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 #8F77EE | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8F77EE | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8F77EE text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8F77EE text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#D8D5F7
oklch(88.6% 0.047 289.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F4
oklch(80.9% 0.084 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#A091EE
oklch(70.8% 0.134 289.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8F77EE
oklch(64.7% 0.172 290)
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Step 600
600
#7657D7
oklch(55.6% 0.188 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6346BA
oklch(49% 0.174 290)
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Step 800
800
#513B97
oklch(42.8% 0.144 290)
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Step 900
900
#423378
oklch(37.6% 0.113 289.9)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8F77EE 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) | #468CF2 | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4887EB | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #758FA7 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8F77EE
#8F77EE
oklch(64.7% 0.172 290)
- #949500
#949500
oklch(64.8% 0.142 110.3)
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 #8F77EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8F77EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
Use #8F77EE 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.