#8F8CE7Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) is a light, saturated blue with an OKLCH hue of 284°, lightness 0.68 and chroma 0.132. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #8F8CE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 140, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 39%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(62 22.7 -45.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.681 0.132 284) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Perrywinkle shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9689d9 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple, loses intensity#958de3 — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward purple#8f8ce7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#8f8cea — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Perrywinkle in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.97:1 and against black 7.07:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f0f0ff · #c2c3ff · #8f8ce7 · #7471c4 · #524e97 · #332c6c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#8cc3ff · #8ba8f6 · #8f8ce7 · #9274c5 · #8e5fa1 · #854c7e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d4a8c8 · #8f8ce7 · #7370bb · #8a3c7a · #3d3878 · #3e1937
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d3c859 · #8f8ce7 · #74758f · #535380 · #37355c · #1d1c35
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3e5 · #8f8ce7 · #7b7c8d · #4d4c43 · #1d1d2d · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f3e7 · #cccbbd · #a19f90 · #2b2915 · #0a0700 · #8f8ce7
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c6f7f6 · #93ec47 · #8f8ce7 · #9c6bb3 · #384b3d · #030e20
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f4d5 · #8f8ce7 · #a3732b · #2e5800 · #2d1a00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee7 · #8f8ce7 · #b16747 · #005a3e · #002618 · #210400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedee · #8f8ce7 · #b3616a · #544d00 · #002524 · #050300
#9E9DEE · #AEAEF5 · #BEBFFC · #CFD1FF · #E1E2FF
#7571C3 · #5B58A0 · #433F7E · #2D285E · #18123F
#9090D7 · #9293C7 · #9495B6
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.