#815AFA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.226 288.9), rgb(129, 90, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.77:1).
About this color
#815AFA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.226 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.77:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.226) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.77:1 |
| White text | 4.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #815AFA |
| RGB | rgb(129, 90, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 94%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.226 288.9) |
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 #815AFA | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #815AFA | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #815AFA text on white | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #815AFA text on black | 4.77:1 | AA | Lc -31.7 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FF
oklch(93.6% 0.032 287.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D3FF
oklch(88.4% 0.06 289.3)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9F8CFF
oklch(70.7% 0.164 289.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#815AFA
oklch(59.7% 0.226 288.9)
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Step 600
600
#7744F6
oklch(55.5% 0.246 288.8)
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Step 700
700
#6533D6
oklch(49% 0.229 289)
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Step 800
800
#522DAD
oklch(42.7% 0.189 289)
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Step 900
900
#432B89
oklch(37.7% 0.148 289)
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Step 950
950
#271B50
oklch(27.1% 0.093 289.1)
#815AFA 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) | #007CFF | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0074F7 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5881A2 | 0.185 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.227 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #815AFA
#815AFA
oklch(59.7% 0.226 288.9)
- #868400
#868400
oklch(59.6% 0.129 108.7)
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 #815AFA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.072
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.072
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.075
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.077
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.079
Use #815AFA 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.