#8272EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.7% 0.18 285.9), rgb(130, 114, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.59:1).
About this color
#8272EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.59:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.59:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8272EE |
| RGB | rgb(130, 114, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 78%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.18 285.9) |
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 #8272EE | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8272EE | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8272EE text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8272EE text on black | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D6D5F9
oklch(88.5% 0.049 286.6)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F7
oklch(80.9% 0.087 285.8)
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Step 400
400
#9A92F4
oklch(70.8% 0.141 285.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8272EE
oklch(62.7% 0.18 285.9)
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Step 600
600
#6E58DE
oklch(55.6% 0.196 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5D47C1
oklch(49.2% 0.182 285.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B3B9C
oklch(42.7% 0.151 285.6)
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Step 900
900
#3E347C
oklch(37.7% 0.118 285.6)
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Step 950
950
#241F48
oklch(26.9% 0.074 285.9)
#8272EE 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) | #3587F2 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3280EB | 0.090 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F8DA5 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8272EE
#8272EE
oklch(62.7% 0.18 285.9)
- #948C00
#948C00
oklch(62.7% 0.133 105.6)
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 #8272EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8272EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.048
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.062
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.072
Use #8272EE 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.