#8065ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.3% 0.196 288.2), rgb(128, 101, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#8065ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8065ED |
| RGB | rgb(128, 101, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.196 288.2) |
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 #8065ED | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8065ED | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8065ED text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8065ED text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#E8E7FC
oklch(93.5% 0.028 288)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 288.8)
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Step 300
300
#BDB7FC
oklch(80.9% 0.097 288)
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Step 400
400
#9D8EFA
oklch(70.6% 0.155 288.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8065ED
oklch(60.3% 0.196 288.2)
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Step 600
600
#7451E6
oklch(55.7% 0.214 288.2)
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Step 700
700
#6240C8
oklch(49.2% 0.199 288.3)
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Step 800
800
#4F36A1
oklch(42.6% 0.164 288.1)
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Step 900
900
#413180
oklch(37.7% 0.128 288)
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Step 950
950
#261D4B
oklch(26.9% 0.082 288.7)
#8065ED 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) | #007FF2 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0078EA | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5D849F | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8065ED
#8065ED
oklch(60.3% 0.196 288.2)
- #898600
#898600
oklch(60.3% 0.13 108.2)
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 #8065ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.010
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.060
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.065
Use #8065ED 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.