#8468DD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.172 291.4), rgb(132, 104, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.00:1).
About this color
#8468DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.172 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.00:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8468DD |
| RGB | rgb(132, 104, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 63%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.172 291.4) |
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 #8468DD | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8468DD | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8468DD text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8468DD text on black | 5.00:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F3
oklch(80.8% 0.084 292)
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Step 400
400
#A290ED
oklch(70.7% 0.134 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8468DD
oklch(60.1% 0.172 291.4)
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Step 600
600
#7856D5
oklch(55.5% 0.186 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6546B9
oklch(49.1% 0.173 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#523A96
oklch(42.7% 0.144 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#443377
oklch(37.7% 0.112 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8468DD 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) | #337EE1 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3879DA | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C8099 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8468DD
#8468DD
oklch(60.1% 0.172 291.4)
- #848700
#848700
oklch(60.1% 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 #8468DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8468DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.061
Use #8468DD 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.