#8261E5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.3% 0.192 290.9), rgb(130, 97, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.79:1).
About this color
#8261E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.79:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.79:1 |
| White text | 4.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8261E5 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 97, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 72%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.192 290.9) |
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 #8261E5 | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8261E5 | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8261E5 text on white | 4.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8261E5 text on black | 4.79:1 | AA | Lc -31.6 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F7
oklch(88.4% 0.048 290.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F5
oklch(80.8% 0.087 291)
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Step 400
400
#A190F0
oklch(70.8% 0.138 290.6)
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Step 500
500
#8C71EA
oklch(63.1% 0.176 290.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8261E5
oklch(59.3% 0.192 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#6544BC
oklch(49.1% 0.179 291)
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Step 800
800
#523998
oklch(42.7% 0.148 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#433379
oklch(37.8% 0.115 290.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E47
oklch(26.9% 0.074 290.7)
#8261E5 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) | #007BE9 | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1276E2 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #657E9A | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8261E5
#8261E5
oklch(59.3% 0.192 290.9)
- #828400
#828400
oklch(59.2% 0.13 110.8)
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 #8261E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8261E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.024
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
Use #8261E5 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.