#8071FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.2% 0.197 284.2), rgb(128, 113, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).
About this color
#8071FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.197 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.66:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8071FA |
| RGB | rgb(128, 113, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 93%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.197 284.2) |
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 #8071FA | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8071FA | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8071FA text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8071FA text on black | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FC
oklch(88.5% 0.053 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B8FD
oklch(80.8% 0.097 284.7)
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Step 400
400
#9791FC
oklch(70.8% 0.153 284.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8071FA
oklch(63.2% 0.197 284.2)
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Step 600
600
#6B54E9
oklch(55.6% 0.215 284)
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Step 700
700
#5A43CA
oklch(49.1% 0.199 284.1)
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Step 800
800
#4938A4
oklch(42.6% 0.166 284)
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Step 900
900
#3C3282
oklch(37.6% 0.129 284)
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Step 950
950
#231E4C
oklch(26.9% 0.082 284.4)
#8071FA 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) | #1B89FF | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0B80F7 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5390AB | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8071FA
#8071FA
oklch(63.2% 0.197 284.2)
- #978D00
#978D00
oklch(63.2% 0.134 104.6)
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 #8071FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8071FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.070
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.073
Use #8071FA 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.