#8065E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.19 288.8), rgb(128, 101, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#8065E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8065E8 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 101, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 74%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.19 288.8) |
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 #8065E8 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8065E8 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8065E8 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8065E8 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7F9
oklch(80.8% 0.093 289)
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Step 400
400
#9E8FF7
oklch(70.7% 0.149 288.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8065E8
oklch(60% 0.19 288.8)
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Step 600
600
#7553E2
oklch(55.7% 0.206 288.8)
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Step 700
700
#6242C4
oklch(49.1% 0.192 288.6)
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Step 800
800
#50379E
oklch(42.6% 0.159 289)
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Step 900
900
#42317E
oklch(37.7% 0.125 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#261E4A
oklch(27.1% 0.079 288.4)
#8065E8 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) | #0E7EEC | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1578E5 | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #60829D | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8065E8
#8065E8
oklch(60% 0.19 288.8)
- #878500
#878500
oklch(59.9% 0.13 108.7)
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 #8065E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8065E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.013
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8065E8 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.