#8261E1
Closest named color: Purpley (#8756E4). oklch(59% 0.187 291.5), rgb(130, 97, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#8261E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purpley (#8756E4), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Purpley (#8756E4) |
| Black text | 4.74:1 |
| White text | 4.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8261E1 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 97, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 68%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.187 291.5) |
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 #8261E1 | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8261E1 | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 33.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8261E1 text on white | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8261E1 text on black | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -31.3 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F3
oklch(80.8% 0.084 292)
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Step 400
400
#A290ED
oklch(70.7% 0.134 291.5)
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Step 500
500
#8D71E7
oklch(63% 0.172 291.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8261E1
oklch(59% 0.187 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6645B9
oklch(49.1% 0.174 291.8)
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Step 800
800
#533A96
oklch(42.8% 0.144 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#443377
oklch(37.7% 0.112 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8261E1 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) | #117AE5 | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1E75DE | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #677D98 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8261E1
#8261E1
oklch(59% 0.187 291.5)
- #818400
#818400
oklch(59.1% 0.13 111.4)
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 #8261E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8261E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.049
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
Use #8261E1 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.