#8169E4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.179 288.9), rgb(129, 105, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#8169E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.07:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8169E4 |
| RGB | rgb(129, 105, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 69%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.179 288.9) |
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 #8169E4 | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8169E4 | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8169E4 text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8169E4 text on black | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F6
oklch(80.9% 0.087 288.7)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F2
oklch(70.6% 0.141 288.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8169E4
oklch(60.4% 0.179 288.9)
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Step 600
600
#7456DC
oklch(55.7% 0.195 288.7)
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Step 700
700
#6245BE
oklch(49.1% 0.181 289)
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Step 800
800
#503A9A
oklch(42.8% 0.149 289)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261F48
oklch(27.1% 0.074 288.3)
#8169E4 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) | #2A7FE8 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C7AE1 | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #63839C | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8169E4
#8169E4
oklch(60.4% 0.179 288.9)
- #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 #8169E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8169E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #8169E4 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.