#8460F7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.215 289.4), rgb(132, 96, 247).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#8460F7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.215 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.215) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8460F7 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 96, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 90%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.215 289.4) |
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 #8460F7 | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8460F7 | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8460F7 text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8460F7 text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | 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
#D7D3FE
oklch(88.4% 0.059 289.4)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#A08CFF
oklch(70.8% 0.164 289.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8460F7
oklch(60.6% 0.215 289.4)
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Step 600
600
#7749EF
oklch(55.6% 0.233 289.2)
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Step 700
700
#6538D0
oklch(49.1% 0.217 289.4)
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Step 800
800
#5230A8
oklch(42.6% 0.18 289.5)
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Step 900
900
#432D85
oklch(37.7% 0.14 289.4)
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Step 950
950
#271C4E
oklch(27.1% 0.088 289.3)
#8460F7 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) | #007FFC | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0078F4 | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5F83A3 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.216 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8460F7
#8460F7
oklch(60.6% 0.215 289.4)
- #888800
#888800
oklch(60.7% 0.132 109.8)
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 #8460F7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.072
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.074
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.077
Use #8460F7 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.