#8562EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.196 291.2), rgb(133, 98, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#8562EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.196 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 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8562EA |
| RGB | rgb(133, 98, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 76%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.196 291.2) |
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 #8562EA | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8562EA | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8562EA text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8562EA text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#D9D4FB
oklch(88.6% 0.053 291.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 291.5)
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Step 400
400
#A28DF8
oklch(70.7% 0.153 291)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8562EA
oklch(60.1% 0.196 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7A4EE3
oklch(55.6% 0.214 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#673EC5
oklch(49.1% 0.198 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#5434A0
oklch(42.7% 0.165 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#442F7F
oklch(37.6% 0.129 291)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#8562EA 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) | #007DEE | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0C78E7 | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #68809D | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8562EA
#8562EA
oklch(60.1% 0.196 291.2)
- #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 #8562EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.020
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.026
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.060
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.065
Use #8562EA 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.