#8167FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.21 286.6), rgb(129, 103, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).
About this color
#8167FA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.25:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8167FA |
| RGB | rgb(129, 103, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 94%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.21 286.6) |
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 #8167FA | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8167FA | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8167FA text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8167FA text on black | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F4FF
oklch(97% 0.015 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FD
oklch(93.5% 0.03 287.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FE
oklch(88.5% 0.058 287.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.101 286.5)
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Step 400
400
#9B8EFF
oklch(70.7% 0.161 286.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8167FA
oklch(61.6% 0.21 286.6)
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Step 600
600
#714DEE
oklch(55.5% 0.228 286.7)
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Step 700
700
#603CD0
oklch(49.1% 0.213 286.8)
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Step 800
800
#4E34A8
oklch(42.8% 0.175 286.7)
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Step 900
900
#402F85
oklch(37.7% 0.137 286.9)
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Step 950
950
#251D4E
oklch(27.1% 0.087 286.6)
#8167FA 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 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BF7 | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5789A7 | 0.174 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8167FA
#8167FA
oklch(61.6% 0.21 286.6)
- #8F8900
#8F8900
oklch(61.5% 0.132 106.6)
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 #8167FA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.020
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.077
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.078
Use #8167FA 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.