#8175EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.9% 0.17 285), rgb(129, 117, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).
About this color
#8175EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 285°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.66:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8175EA |
| RGB | rgb(129, 117, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 74%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.17 285) |
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 #8175EA | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8175EA | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8175EA text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8175EA text on black | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D5D6F7
oklch(88.6% 0.045 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#BABAF5
oklch(81% 0.083 284.4)
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Step 400
400
#9993F0
oklch(70.7% 0.134 285.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8175EA
oklch(62.9% 0.17 285)
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Step 600
600
#6D5BD9
oklch(55.6% 0.185 285.2)
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Step 700
700
#5B4ABC
oklch(49.1% 0.172 284.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A3D98
oklch(42.6% 0.143 285.1)
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Step 900
900
#3D3579
oklch(37.6% 0.112 285)
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Step 950
950
#242047
oklch(27.1% 0.07 285.3)
#8175EA 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) | #4188EE | 0.080 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3D81E7 | 0.080 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F8EA5 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8175EA
#8175EA
oklch(62.9% 0.17 285)
- #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 #8175EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8175EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.056
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.068
Use #8175EA 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.