#8465DE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.6% 0.177 292), rgb(132, 101, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#8465DE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8465DE |
| RGB | rgb(132, 101, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 65%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.177 292) |
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 #8465DE | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8465DE | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8465DE text on white | 4.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8465DE text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F5
oklch(80.9% 0.087 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A38FEF
oklch(70.7% 0.138 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8465DE
oklch(59.6% 0.177 292)
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Step 600
600
#7A54D8
oklch(55.6% 0.193 292.2)
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Step 700
700
#6744BB
oklch(49.2% 0.178 292.1)
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Step 800
800
#533998
oklch(42.8% 0.148 291.5)
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Step 900
900
#443279
oklch(37.7% 0.116 291.5)
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Step 950
950
#281E47
oklch(27% 0.074 292)
#8465DE 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) | #297CE2 | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3178DB | 0.103 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C7F98 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8465DE
#8465DE
oklch(59.6% 0.177 292)
- #828600
#828600
oklch(59.7% 0.132 111.9)
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 #8465DE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8465DE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.052
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.054
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
Use #8465DE 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.