#8468DE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.173 291.2), rgb(132, 104, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#8468DE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.173 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8468DE |
| RGB | rgb(132, 104, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 64%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.173 291.2) |
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 #8468DE | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8468DE | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8468DE text on white | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8468DE text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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
#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
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F4
oklch(80.8% 0.086 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A290EE
oklch(70.7% 0.135 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8468DE
oklch(60.1% 0.173 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7856D6
oklch(55.6% 0.188 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6545BA
oklch(49.1% 0.175 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#523A96
oklch(42.7% 0.144 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#443378
oklch(37.8% 0.113 291.4)
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Step 950
950
#271E46
oklch(26.9% 0.072 291.1)
#8468DE 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) | #317EE2 | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3679DB | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B8199 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8468DE
#8468DE
oklch(60.1% 0.173 291.2)
- #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 #8468DE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8468DE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
Use #8468DE 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.