#8275FA
Closest named color: Cornflower (#6A79F7). oklch(64% 0.191 284), rgb(130, 117, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#8275FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cornflower (#6A79F7), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Cornflower (#6A79F7) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8275FA |
| RGB | rgb(130, 117, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 93%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.191 284) |
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 #8275FA | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8275FA | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8275FA text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8275FA text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#F4F4FE
oklch(97% 0.013 286.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FC
oklch(93.6% 0.027 283.6)
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Step 200
200
#D4D5FB
oklch(88.4% 0.052 284.1)
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Step 300
300
#B9B9FC
oklch(81% 0.094 284.1)
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Step 400
400
#9691FA
oklch(70.6% 0.151 284)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8275FA
oklch(64% 0.191 284)
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Step 600
600
#6B56E6
oklch(55.6% 0.208 284)
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Step 700
700
#5A45C8
oklch(49.2% 0.194 284)
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Step 800
800
#493AA1
oklch(42.7% 0.159 284)
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Step 900
900
#3C3380
oklch(37.6% 0.125 283.9)
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Step 950
950
#231F4B
oklch(27.1% 0.079 283.9)
#8275FA 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) | #2C8CFF | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2383F7 | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5792AC | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8275FA
#8275FA
oklch(64% 0.191 284)
- #9A8F00
#9A8F00
oklch(63.9% 0.135 104.1)
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 #8275FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8275FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.072
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.073
Use #8275FA 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.