#816AEC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.1% 0.188 287.6), rgb(129, 106, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.20:1).
About this color
#816AEC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.20:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #816AEC |
| RGB | rgb(129, 106, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 77%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.188 287.6) |
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 #816AEC | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #816AEC | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #816AEC text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #816AEC text on black | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5FA
oklch(88.6% 0.051 286.6)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F9
oklch(81% 0.091 287.7)
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Step 400
400
#9C90F7
oklch(70.7% 0.148 287.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#816AEC
oklch(61.1% 0.188 287.6)
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Step 600
600
#7254E1
oklch(55.5% 0.204 287.6)
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Step 700
700
#6043C4
oklch(49.1% 0.191 287.5)
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Step 800
800
#4E389E
oklch(42.6% 0.158 287.7)
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Step 900
900
#40327E
oklch(37.7% 0.123 287.4)
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Step 950
950
#251E4A
oklch(27% 0.079 287.2)
#816AEC 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) | #1E82F0 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F7BE9 | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F87A1 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #816AEC
#816AEC
oklch(61.1% 0.188 287.6)
- #8C8800
#8C8800
oklch(61% 0.131 107.6)
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 #816AEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #816AEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.011
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #816AEC 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.