#8267E4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.2% 0.182 289.7), rgb(130, 103, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#8267E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.182 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8267E4 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 103, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 70%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.182 289.7) |
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 #8267E4 | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8267E4 | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8267E4 text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8267E4 text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F7
oklch(80.8% 0.09 290)
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Step 400
400
#A090F3
oklch(70.8% 0.142 289.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8267E4
oklch(60.2% 0.182 289.7)
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Step 600
600
#7654DC
oklch(55.5% 0.198 289.9)
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Step 700
700
#6344BF
oklch(49.1% 0.183 289.5)
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Step 800
800
#51399B
oklch(42.8% 0.152 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#42327B
oklch(37.6% 0.119 289.5)
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Step 950
950
#271E48
oklch(27% 0.075 290.3)
#8267E4 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) | #247EE8 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2979E1 | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #65829C | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8267E4
#8267E4
oklch(60.2% 0.182 289.7)
- #878700
#878700
oklch(60.3% 0.132 109.8)
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 #8267E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8267E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #8267E4 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.