#8063E2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.185 290.1), rgb(128, 99, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.80:1).
About this color
#8063E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.80:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8063E2 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 99, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 69%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.185 290.1) |
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 #8063E2 | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8063E2 | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8063E2 text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8063E2 text on black | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F3
oklch(80.9% 0.083 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A091ED
oklch(70.7% 0.133 290.1)
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Step 500
500
#8B72E8
oklch(63.1% 0.172 290.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8063E2
oklch(59.2% 0.185 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6347B9
oklch(49.1% 0.172 289.9)
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Step 800
800
#513B96
oklch(42.7% 0.143 290.2)
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Step 900
900
#423477
oklch(37.7% 0.11 289.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8063E2 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) | #177BE6 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1E76DF | 0.108 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #637F99 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8063E2
#8063E2
oklch(59.2% 0.185 290.1)
- #838400
#838400
oklch(59.3% 0.13 110.3)
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 #8063E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8063E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.029
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #8063E2 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.