#835CF8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.221 289.5), rgb(131, 92, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#835CF8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.221 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.221) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #835CF8 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 92, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 92%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.221 289.5) |
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 #835CF8 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #835CF8 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #835CF8 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #835CF8 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.2 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D3FF
oklch(88.4% 0.06 289.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB6FF
oklch(81% 0.102 289.6)
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Step 400
400
#A08CFF
oklch(70.8% 0.164 289.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#835CF8
oklch(60% 0.221 289.5)
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Step 600
600
#7846F3
oklch(55.6% 0.241 289.4)
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Step 700
700
#6635D3
oklch(49.1% 0.223 289.7)
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Step 800
800
#532EAB
oklch(42.8% 0.186 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#432C87
oklch(37.7% 0.144 289.2)
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Step 950
950
#271B4F
oklch(27% 0.091 289.5)
#835CF8 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) | #007CFD | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076F5 | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5D81A2 | 0.179 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.223 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #835CF8
#835CF8
oklch(60% 0.221 289.5)
- #868600
#868600
oklch(60% 0.131 109.8)
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 #835CF8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.033
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.069
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.071
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.073
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.074
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.076
Use #835CF8 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.