#8368D9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.7% 0.166 291.6), rgb(131, 104, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#8368D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.166 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.166) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8368D9 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 104, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 60%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.166 291.6) |
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 #8368D9 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8368D9 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8368D9 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8368D9 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F5
oklch(88.4% 0.045 292.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8F2
oklch(81% 0.081 291.6)
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Step 400
400
#A291EB
oklch(70.8% 0.13 291.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8368D9
oklch(59.7% 0.166 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7858D2
oklch(55.6% 0.18 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6547B6
oklch(49.1% 0.168 291.4)
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Step 800
800
#523B93
oklch(42.6% 0.139 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#443476
oklch(37.8% 0.109 291.5)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#8368D9 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) | #377DDD | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B79D6 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C7F97 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.167 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8368D9
#8368D9
oklch(59.7% 0.166 291.6)
- #838600
#838600
oklch(59.8% 0.132 111.3)
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 #8368D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8368D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.056
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
Use #8368D9 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.