#8272E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.164 287.2), rgb(130, 114, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#8272E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 287°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8272E2 |
| RGB | rgb(130, 114, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 66%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.164 287.2) |
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 #8272E2 | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8272E2 | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8272E2 text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8272E2 text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#E8E8F9
oklch(93.6% 0.023 286)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F6
oklch(88.4% 0.045 286.8)
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Step 300
300
#BDB9F2
oklch(80.9% 0.08 287.7)
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Step 400
400
#9C93EC
oklch(70.7% 0.128 287.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8272E2
oklch(62% 0.164 287.2)
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Step 600
600
#705BD4
oklch(55.5% 0.179 287)
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Step 700
700
#5E4AB8
oklch(49.1% 0.166 286.9)
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Step 800
800
#4D3E95
oklch(42.8% 0.137 287)
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Step 900
900
#3F3676
oklch(37.7% 0.106 286.6)
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Step 950
950
#252045
oklch(27% 0.067 287.2)
#8272E2 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) | #4385E6 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #417FDF | 0.081 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #65899F | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8272E2
#8272E2
oklch(62% 0.164 287.2)
- #908B00
#908B00
oklch(62.1% 0.133 107.2)
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 #8272E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8272E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.028
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.062
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
Use #8272E2 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.