#8460EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.204 290.6), rgb(132, 96, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#8460EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8460EE |
| RGB | rgb(132, 96, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 81%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.204 290.6) |
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 #8460EE | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8460EE | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8460EE text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8460EE text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FC
oklch(88.4% 0.056 290.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FD
oklch(81% 0.1 290.4)
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Step 400
400
#A28CFC
oklch(70.8% 0.16 290.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8460EE
oklch(59.9% 0.204 290.6)
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Step 600
600
#794CE8
oklch(55.6% 0.222 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#663BCA
oklch(49% 0.207 290.4)
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Step 800
800
#5333A3
oklch(42.7% 0.17 290.5)
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Step 900
900
#442E81
oklch(37.6% 0.133 290.8)
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Step 950
950
#281C4C
oklch(27% 0.085 291.2)
#8460EE 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) | #007CF3 | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0077EB | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #64809E | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8460EE
#8460EE
oklch(59.9% 0.204 290.6)
- #858600
#858600
oklch(59.9% 0.131 110.3)
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 #8460EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.025
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.067
Use #8460EE 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.