#8174ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.9% 0.176 285), rgb(129, 116, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#8174ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8174ED |
| RGB | rgb(129, 116, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 77%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.176 285) |
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 #8174ED | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8174ED | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8174ED text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8174ED text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F8
oklch(88.4% 0.048 285.4)
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Step 300
300
#BAB9F7
oklch(80.8% 0.087 285)
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Step 400
400
#9893F2
oklch(70.7% 0.137 284.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8174ED
oklch(62.9% 0.176 285)
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Step 600
600
#6D5ADC
oklch(55.7% 0.191 285.1)
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Step 700
700
#5B48BF
oklch(49% 0.178 285)
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Step 800
800
#4A3C9A
oklch(42.6% 0.147 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D357B
oklch(37.7% 0.115 284.7)
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Step 950
950
#242048
oklch(27.1% 0.072 285.1)
#8174ED 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) | #3B88F1 | 0.085 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3781EA | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5E8EA6 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8174ED
#8174ED
oklch(62.9% 0.176 285)
- #958C00
#958C00
oklch(62.8% 0.133 105.1)
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 #8174ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8174ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.068
Use #8174ED 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.