#8169D6
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.5% 0.161 290.8), rgb(129, 105, 214).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#8169D6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.161 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.161) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8169D6 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 105, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 57%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.161 290.8) |
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 #8169D6 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8169D6 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8169D6 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8169D6 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#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 (this color)
#8169D6
oklch(59.5% 0.161 290.8)
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Step 600
600
#765AD0
oklch(55.6% 0.175 290.5)
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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)
#8169D6 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) | #3B7CDA | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3E78D4 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A7F96 | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.162 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8169D6
#8169D6
oklch(59.5% 0.161 290.8)
- #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 #8169D6, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.056
Use #8169D6 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.