#8561FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.223 288.5), rgb(133, 97, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).
About this color
#8561FF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.223 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.223) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.15:1 |
| White text | 4.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8561FF |
| RGB | rgb(133, 97, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 100%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.223 288.5) |
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 #8561FF | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8561FF | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8561FF text on white | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8561FF text on black | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc -34.2 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 287.8)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FF
oklch(88.6% 0.059 288.3)
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Step 300
300
#BEB6FF
oklch(80.9% 0.102 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9E8DFF
oklch(70.8% 0.163 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8561FF
oklch(61.4% 0.223 288.5)
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Step 600
600
#7646F5
oklch(55.6% 0.243 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#6435D5
oklch(49.1% 0.226 288.5)
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Step 800
800
#512EAC
oklch(42.6% 0.187 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#422C88
oklch(37.7% 0.145 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261B50
oklch(27% 0.093 288.1)
#8561FF 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) | #0081FF | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007AFC | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5C87A7 | 0.184 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.224 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8561FF
#8561FF
oklch(61.4% 0.223 288.5)
- #8C8A00
#8C8A00
oklch(61.5% 0.133 108.7)
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 #8561FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.072
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.077
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.083
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.085
Use #8561FF 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.