#8468EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.2% 0.193 289), rgb(132, 104, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#8468EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8468EE |
| RGB | rgb(132, 104, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.193 289) |
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 #8468EE | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8468EE | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8468EE text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8468EE text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.3 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FB
oklch(88.5% 0.053 288.8)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FA
oklch(80.9% 0.094 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9F8EF8
oklch(70.6% 0.152 289.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8468EE
oklch(61.2% 0.193 289)
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Step 600
600
#7551E3
oklch(55.5% 0.21 289)
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Step 700
700
#6340C6
oklch(49.1% 0.197 289.1)
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Step 800
800
#5036A0
oklch(42.6% 0.163 288.8)
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Step 900
900
#42317F
oklch(37.8% 0.126 288.9)
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Step 950
950
#261D4A
oklch(26.9% 0.08 289)
#8468EE 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) | #1181F2 | 0.114 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #187BEB | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6486A1 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8468EE
#8468EE
oklch(61.2% 0.193 289)
- #8B8900
#8B8900
oklch(61.2% 0.132 108.7)
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 #8468EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8468EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.068
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.068
Use #8468EE 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.