#8272EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.5% 0.175 286.3), rgb(130, 114, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#8272EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.175 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8272EA |
| RGB | rgb(130, 114, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 74%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.175 286.3) |
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 #8272EA | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8272EA | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8272EA text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8272EA text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FA
oklch(93.6% 0.024 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F8
oklch(88.5% 0.048 286.7)
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Step 300
300
#BCB9F6
oklch(81% 0.086 286.6)
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Step 400
400
#9A92F1
oklch(70.6% 0.137 286.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8272EA
oklch(62.5% 0.175 286.3)
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Step 600
600
#6F59DB
oklch(55.6% 0.19 286.2)
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Step 700
700
#5D48BE
oklch(49.1% 0.177 286.1)
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Step 800
800
#4C3C99
oklch(42.7% 0.146 286.4)
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Step 900
900
#3F357A
oklch(37.8% 0.113 286.3)
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Step 950
950
#241F47
oklch(26.8% 0.072 286.2)
#8272EA 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) | #3A86EE | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3880E7 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #618CA3 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8272EA
#8272EA
oklch(62.5% 0.175 286.3)
- #928C00
#928C00
oklch(62.5% 0.134 106.7)
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 #8272EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8272EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.039
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.050
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.071
Use #8272EA 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.