#825EF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.214 289.4), rgb(130, 94, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#825EF4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.214 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.214) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #825EF4 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 94, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 87%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.214 289.4) |
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 #825EF4 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #825EF4 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #825EF4 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #825EF4 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D7D3FE
oklch(88.4% 0.059 289.4)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#A08CFF
oklch(70.8% 0.164 289.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#825EF4
oklch(59.9% 0.214 289.4)
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Step 600
600
#7749EF
oklch(55.6% 0.233 289.2)
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Step 700
700
#6538D0
oklch(49.1% 0.217 289.4)
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Step 800
800
#5231A8
oklch(42.8% 0.179 289.3)
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Step 900
900
#432D85
oklch(37.7% 0.14 289.4)
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Step 950
950
#271C4E
oklch(27.1% 0.088 289.3)
#825EF4 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) | #007DF9 | 0.121 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076F1 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5D81A0 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.215 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #825EF4
#825EF4
oklch(59.9% 0.214 289.4)
- #868500
#868500
oklch(59.8% 0.13 109.2)
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 #825EF4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.029
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.067
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.071
Use #825EF4 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.