#8059D9
Closest named color: Purpley (#8756E4). oklch(57% 0.188 293.6), rgb(128, 89, 217).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.82:1).
About this color
#8059D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purpley (#8756E4), ΔE 0.021 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.82:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purpley (#8756E4) |
| Black text | 4.34:1 |
| White text | 4.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8059D9 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 89, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 63%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.188 293.6) |
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 #8059D9 | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc -78.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8059D9 | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8059D9 text on white | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc 73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8059D9 text on black | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C3B7F3
oklch(81% 0.085 293.6)
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Step 400
400
#A58FEC
oklch(70.7% 0.134 293.5)
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Step 500
500
#9170E6
oklch(63.2% 0.172 293.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8059D9
oklch(57% 0.188 293.6)
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Step 700
700
#6944B8
oklch(49.1% 0.174 293.7)
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Step 800
800
#553995
oklch(42.7% 0.144 293.4)
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Step 900
900
#463277
oklch(37.7% 0.113 293.6)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#8059D9 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) | #0073DD | 0.124 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1470D6 | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #687590 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8059D9
#8059D9
oklch(57% 0.188 293.6)
- #787F00
#787F00
oklch(57.1% 0.128 113.6)
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 #8059D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8059D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.021
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.034
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.040
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
Use #8059D9 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.