#8167D9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.168 290.9), rgb(129, 103, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.87:1).
About this color
#8167D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.168 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 4.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.87:1 |
| White text | 4.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8167D9 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 103, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 60%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.168 290.9) |
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 #8167D9 | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8167D9 | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc 34.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8167D9 text on white | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8167D9 text on black | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc -32.1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F6
oklch(88.4% 0.047 290.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F2
oklch(80.9% 0.081 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A191EC
oklch(70.7% 0.131 290.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8167D9
oklch(59.4% 0.168 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7758D4
oklch(55.7% 0.182 290.8)
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Step 700
700
#6447B7
oklch(49.1% 0.169 290.8)
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Step 800
800
#523B94
oklch(42.7% 0.14 291.2)
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Step 900
900
#433476
oklch(37.7% 0.109 290.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#8167D9 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) | #347CDD | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3877D6 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #697F96 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8167D9
#8167D9
oklch(59.4% 0.168 290.9)
- #838500
#838500
oklch(59.5% 0.131 110.8)
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 #8167D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8167D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.049
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
Use #8167D9 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.