#8262E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.2% 0.185 291.3), rgb(130, 98, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.78:1).
About this color
#8262E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.185 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.78:1 |
| White text | 4.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8262E1 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 98, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 68%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.2% 0.185 291.3) |
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 #8262E1 | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8262E1 | 4.78:1 | AA | Lc 34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8262E1 text on white | 4.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8262E1 text on black | 4.78:1 | 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
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F3
oklch(81% 0.083 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A290ED
oklch(70.7% 0.134 291.5)
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Step 500
500
#8D72E7
oklch(63.2% 0.17 291.4)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8262E1
oklch(59.2% 0.185 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6546B8
oklch(49.1% 0.172 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#523A95
oklch(42.6% 0.143 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#443377
oklch(37.7% 0.112 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8262E1 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) | #177AE5 | 0.114 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2176DE | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #677E98 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #787878 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8262E1
#8262E1
oklch(59.2% 0.185 291.3)
- #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 #8262E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8262E1.
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 0.027
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
Use #8262E1 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.