#8165FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.7% 0.219 286.4), rgb(129, 101, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.23:1).
About this color
#8165FF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.219 and its hue 286°. 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 5.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.219) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.23:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8165FF |
| RGB | rgb(129, 101, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 100%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.219 286.4) |
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 #8165FF | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8165FF | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8165FF text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8165FF text on black | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#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
#D5D4FF
oklch(88.5% 0.059 286.2)
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Step 300
300
#BBB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 286.5)
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Step 400
400
#9A8EFF
oklch(70.6% 0.161 286.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8165FF
oklch(61.7% 0.219 286.4)
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Step 600
600
#714AF4
oklch(55.6% 0.238 286.3)
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Step 700
700
#6039D4
oklch(49.1% 0.221 286.6)
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Step 800
800
#4E31AB
oklch(42.7% 0.183 286.8)
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Step 900
900
#402E88
oklch(37.8% 0.143 286.6)
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Step 950
950
#251C4F
oklch(27% 0.09 286.9)
#8165FF 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) | #0083FF | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BFC | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5389A9 | 0.181 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.220 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8165FF
#8165FF
oklch(61.7% 0.219 286.4)
- #908900
#908900
oklch(61.6% 0.131 106.1)
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 #8165FF, 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 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.070
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.071
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.082
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.083
Use #8165FF 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.