#8164D3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(58.5% 0.164 292.6), rgb(129, 100, 211).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.69:1).
About this color
#8164D3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.69:1 |
| White text | 4.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8164D3 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 100, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 56%, 61%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.5% 0.164 292.6) |
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 #8164D3 | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8164D3 | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc 33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8164D3 text on white | 4.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8164D3 text on black | 4.69:1 | AA | Lc -30.9 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE8F7
oklch(93.7% 0.02 292.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F3
oklch(88.5% 0.041 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8ED
oklch(80.8% 0.075 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A392E4
oklch(70.7% 0.119 292.6)
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Step 500
500
#8E75DC
oklch(63.2% 0.151 292.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8164D3
oklch(58.5% 0.164 292.6)
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Step 700
700
#664AAE
oklch(49.1% 0.153 292.8)
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Step 800
800
#533E8D
oklch(42.8% 0.126 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#443571
oklch(37.7% 0.1 292.5)
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Step 950
950
#282042
oklch(27.1% 0.062 292.6)
#8164D3 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) | #3479D7 | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A75D0 | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C7B92 | 0.133 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.165 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8164D3
#8164D3
oklch(58.5% 0.164 292.6)
- #7D8300
#7D8300
oklch(58.5% 0.13 113)
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 #8164D3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8164D3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.042
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.047
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.047
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
Use #8164D3 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.