#8461E9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.197 291.1), rgb(132, 97, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.86:1).
About this color
#8461E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.197 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 4.86:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.86:1 |
| White text | 4.31:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8461E9 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 97, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 76%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.197 291.1) |
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 #8461E9 | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8461E9 | 4.86:1 | AA | Lc 34.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8461E9 text on white | 4.31:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8461E9 text on black | 4.86:1 | 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
#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
#D9D4FB
oklch(88.6% 0.053 291.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A28DF8
oklch(70.7% 0.153 291)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8461E9
oklch(59.7% 0.197 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7A4EE3
oklch(55.6% 0.214 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#673EC6
oklch(49.2% 0.199 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#5334A0
oklch(42.6% 0.165 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#442F7F
oklch(37.6% 0.129 291)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#8461E9 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) | #007CED | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0677E6 | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #677F9C | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8461E9
#8461E9
oklch(59.7% 0.197 291.1)
- #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 #8461E9, 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 0.024
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.060
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
Use #8461E9 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.