#8464FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.8% 0.22 287.7), rgb(132, 100, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#8464FF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.220 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.220) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8464FF |
| RGB | rgb(132, 100, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 100%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.8% 0.22 287.7) |
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 #8464FF | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8464FF | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8464FF text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8464FF text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#E8E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 287.8)
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Step 200
200
#D6D4FF
oklch(88.5% 0.059 287.3)
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Step 300
300
#BDB7FF
oklch(81% 0.101 287.7)
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Step 400
400
#9D8DFF
oklch(70.7% 0.163 287.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8464FF
oklch(61.8% 0.22 287.7)
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Step 600
600
#7449F3
oklch(55.6% 0.238 287.6)
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Step 700
700
#6238D4
oklch(49.2% 0.222 287.5)
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Step 800
800
#5030AB
oklch(42.7% 0.184 287.9)
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Step 900
900
#412D87
oklch(37.6% 0.143 287.7)
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Step 950
950
#261C4F
oklch(27.1% 0.09 287.9)
#8464FF 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) | #0083FF | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BFC | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5A88A8 | 0.181 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8464FF
#8464FF
oklch(61.8% 0.22 287.7)
- #8E8A00
#8E8A00
oklch(61.7% 0.133 107.7)
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 #8464FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.069
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.071
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.084
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.084
Use #8464FF 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.