#8264E7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.19 290), rgb(130, 100, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#8264E7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8264E7 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 100, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 73%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.19 290) |
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 #8264E7 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8264E7 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8264E7 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8264E7 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F9
oklch(80.9% 0.093 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#A08EF6
oklch(70.6% 0.149 290)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8264E7
oklch(59.9% 0.19 290)
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Step 600
600
#7752E1
oklch(55.7% 0.206 289.9)
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Step 700
700
#6441C3
oklch(49.1% 0.192 289.8)
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Step 800
800
#52379E
oklch(42.8% 0.159 290.1)
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Step 900
900
#43317D
oklch(37.7% 0.123 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#271D49
oklch(26.9% 0.079 290.6)
#8264E7 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) | #0E7DEB | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1977E4 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #64819C | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8264E7
#8264E7
oklch(59.9% 0.19 290)
- #858600
#858600
oklch(59.9% 0.131 110.3)
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 #8264E7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8264E7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
Use #8264E7 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.