#8560ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.203 291.1), rgb(133, 96, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#8560ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.203 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 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8560ED |
| RGB | rgb(133, 96, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 80%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.203 291.1) |
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 #8560ED | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8560ED | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8560ED text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8560ED text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.4 | 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
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FC
oklch(80.9% 0.098 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A28CFB
oklch(70.7% 0.159 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8560ED
oklch(60% 0.203 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7A4CE7
oklch(55.6% 0.221 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#673BC9
oklch(49% 0.206 291)
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Step 800
800
#5433A2
oklch(42.8% 0.169 291.2)
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Step 900
900
#452E81
oklch(37.7% 0.133 291.5)
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Step 950
950
#281C4B
oklch(27% 0.084 291.6)
#8560ED 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) | #007CF2 | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0077EA | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #66809D | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8560ED
#8560ED
oklch(60% 0.203 291.1)
- #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 #8560ED, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.024
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.061
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.067
Use #8560ED 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.