#8166EC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.5% 0.194 288.5), rgb(129, 102, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.04:1).
About this color
#8166EC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.04:1 |
| White text | 4.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8166EC |
| RGB | rgb(129, 102, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 78%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.194 288.5) |
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 #8166EC | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8166EC | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8166EC text on white | 4.16:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8166EC text on black | 5.04:1 | AA | Lc -33.3 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 288.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FB
oklch(80.9% 0.095 288.8)
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Step 400
400
#9E8FF8
oklch(70.7% 0.15 288.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8166EC
oklch(60.5% 0.194 288.5)
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Step 600
600
#7452E4
oklch(55.7% 0.21 288.3)
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Step 700
700
#6241C6
oklch(49.1% 0.195 288.4)
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Step 800
800
#5037A0
oklch(42.8% 0.161 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#41317F
oklch(37.7% 0.126 288.2)
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Step 950
950
#261E4A
oklch(27.1% 0.079 288.4)
#8166EC 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) | #057FF0 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0C79E9 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F849F | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8166EC
#8166EC
oklch(60.5% 0.194 288.5)
- #898700
#898700
oklch(60.5% 0.131 108.7)
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 #8166EC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.010
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.061
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
Use #8166EC 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.