#8071E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.9% 0.171 286.1), rgb(128, 113, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).
About this color
#8071E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.42:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.42:1 |
| White text | 3.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8071E6 |
| RGB | rgb(128, 113, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 70%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.171 286.1) |
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 #8071E6 | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8071E6 | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc 38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8071E6 text on white | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8071E6 text on black | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F7
oklch(88.4% 0.047 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F5
oklch(80.8% 0.084 285.9)
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Step 400
400
#9A93F0
oklch(70.7% 0.134 285.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8071E6
oklch(61.9% 0.171 286.1)
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Step 600
600
#6F5AD8
oklch(55.6% 0.185 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#5D49BC
oklch(49.1% 0.173 286.1)
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Step 800
800
#4C3D98
oklch(42.8% 0.143 286.2)
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Step 900
900
#3E3579
oklch(37.7% 0.112 285.8)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#8071E6 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) | #3C85EA | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #397EE3 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #608AA1 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8071E6
#8071E6
oklch(61.9% 0.171 286.1)
- #918A00
#918A00
oklch(62% 0.132 106.1)
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 #8071E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8071E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.068
Use #8071E6 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.