#8067E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.8% 0.178 289.3), rgb(128, 103, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#8067E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8067E1 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 103, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 67%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.178 289.3) |
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 #8067E1 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8067E1 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8067E1 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8067E1 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F6
oklch(81% 0.087 289.5)
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Step 400
400
#9F90F1
oklch(70.6% 0.139 289.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8067E1
oklch(59.8% 0.178 289.3)
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Step 600
600
#7556DB
oklch(55.7% 0.194 289.3)
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Step 700
700
#6345BE
oklch(49.2% 0.18 289.5)
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Step 800
800
#503A99
oklch(42.7% 0.148 289.2)
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Step 900
900
#42337A
oklch(37.7% 0.116 289.4)
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Step 950
950
#261E47
oklch(26.8% 0.074 289.5)
#8067E1 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) | #287DE5 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B78DE | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #63819A | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8067E1
#8067E1
oklch(59.8% 0.178 289.3)
- #868500
#868500
oklch(59.8% 0.13 109.2)
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 #8067E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8067E1.
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 0.038
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
Use #8067E1 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.