#8165D9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.171 291.4), rgb(129, 101, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.79:1).
About this color
#8165D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.79:1 |
| White text | 4.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8165D9 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 101, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 60%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.171 291.4) |
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 #8165D9 | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8165D9 | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8165D9 text on white | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8165D9 text on black | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc -31.6 | 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
#EAE8F8
oklch(93.7% 0.022 291.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F4
oklch(88.6% 0.042 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8EF
oklch(80.8% 0.077 291.2)
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Step 400
400
#A292E7
oklch(70.8% 0.123 291.6)
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Step 500
500
#8C74E0
oklch(63% 0.158 291.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8165D9
oklch(59% 0.171 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#6449B2
oklch(49% 0.16 291.2)
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Step 800
800
#523D90
oklch(42.7% 0.132 291.5)
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Step 900
900
#433573
oklch(37.7% 0.103 291.1)
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Step 950
950
#271F43
oklch(26.9% 0.065 291.6)
#8165D9 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) | #2F7ADD | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3476D6 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #697D95 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8165D9
#8165D9
oklch(59% 0.171 291.4)
- #818400
#818400
oklch(59.1% 0.13 111.4)
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 #8165D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8165D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.045
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.048
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.050
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
Use #8165D9 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.