#8163FE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.22 286.9), rgb(129, 99, 254).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#8163FE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.220 and its hue 287°. 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 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.220) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8163FE |
| RGB | rgb(129, 99, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 99%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.22 286.9) |
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 #8163FE | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8163FE | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8163FE text on white | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8163FE text on black | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 287.8)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FF
oklch(88.5% 0.059 287.3)
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Step 300
300
#BCB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 287.1)
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Step 400
400
#9B8EFF
oklch(70.7% 0.161 286.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8163FE
oklch(61.3% 0.22 286.9)
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Step 600
600
#7249F4
oklch(55.5% 0.239 286.8)
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Step 700
700
#6138D5
oklch(49.2% 0.223 287)
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Step 800
800
#4E31AC
oklch(42.8% 0.184 286.6)
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Step 900
900
#402D88
oklch(37.6% 0.144 286.9)
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Step 950
950
#251C50
oklch(27.1% 0.091 286.5)
#8163FE 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) | #0082FF | 0.116 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079FB | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5488A7 | 0.183 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8163FE
#8163FE
oklch(61.3% 0.22 286.9)
- #8E8800
#8E8800
oklch(61.2% 0.131 106.6)
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 #8163FE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.071
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.075
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.080
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.080
Use #8163FE 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.