#8165DC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.175 290.9), rgb(129, 101, 220).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.82:1).
About this color
#8165DC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.175 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.82:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.82:1 |
| White text | 4.34:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8165DC |
| RGB | rgb(129, 101, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 63%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.175 290.9) |
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 #8165DC | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8165DC | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc 34.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8165DC text on white | 4.34:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8165DC text on black | 4.82:1 | AA | Lc -31.8 | 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
#E9E8F8
oklch(93.6% 0.021 288.9)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F0
oklch(80.8% 0.079 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A192E9
oklch(70.8% 0.126 290.7)
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Step 500
500
#8C74E2
oklch(63.2% 0.161 291.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8165DC
oklch(59.2% 0.175 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#6449B4
oklch(49.2% 0.162 290.8)
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Step 800
800
#513C92
oklch(42.6% 0.136 290.7)
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Step 900
900
#433574
oklch(37.8% 0.104 290.8)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#8165DC 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) | #2B7BE0 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3077D9 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #687E97 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8165DC
#8165DC
oklch(59.2% 0.175 290.9)
- #828400
#828400
oklch(59.2% 0.13 110.8)
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 #8165DC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8165DC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
Use #8165DC 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.