#8466D8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.4% 0.168 292.7), rgb(132, 102, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.87:1).
About this color
#8466D8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.168 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.168) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.87:1 |
| White text | 4.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8466D8 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 102, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 59%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.168 292.7) |
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 #8466D8 | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8466D8 | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc 34.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8466D8 text on white | 4.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8466D8 text on black | 4.87:1 | AA | Lc -32.1 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F5
oklch(88.4% 0.045 292.4)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F2
oklch(80.9% 0.083 293)
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Step 400
400
#A490EB
oklch(70.8% 0.131 292.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8466D8
oklch(59.4% 0.168 292.7)
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Step 600
600
#7A57D2
oklch(55.6% 0.181 292.6)
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Step 700
700
#6746B6
oklch(49.1% 0.169 292.7)
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Step 800
800
#543A94
oklch(42.7% 0.141 292.7)
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Step 900
900
#453376
oklch(37.7% 0.11 292.7)
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Step 950
950
#281E45
oklch(26.9% 0.071 292.9)
#8466D8 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) | #347BDC | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A78D5 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E7E95 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.169 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8466D8
#8466D8
oklch(59.4% 0.168 292.7)
- #808600
#808600
oklch(59.5% 0.133 112.9)
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 #8466D8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8466D8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.053
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.053
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.053
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.055
Use #8466D8 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.