#8266DD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.174 291), rgb(130, 102, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#8266DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.174 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8266DD |
| RGB | rgb(130, 102, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 64%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.174 291) |
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 #8266DD | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8266DD | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8266DD text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8266DD text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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 500.
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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
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F4
oklch(80.8% 0.086 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A190EF
oklch(70.7% 0.137 290.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8266DD
oklch(59.6% 0.174 291)
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Step 600
600
#7856D7
oklch(55.6% 0.189 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#6545BB
oklch(49.1% 0.177 290.9)
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Step 800
800
#523A97
oklch(42.8% 0.145 290.8)
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Step 900
900
#433378
oklch(37.7% 0.113 290.6)
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Step 950
950
#271E46
oklch(26.9% 0.072 291.1)
#8266DD 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) | #2D7CE1 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3278DA | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #697F98 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8266DD
#8266DD
oklch(59.6% 0.174 291)
- #838500
#838500
oklch(59.5% 0.131 110.8)
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 #8266DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8266DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.051
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
Use #8266DD 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.