#8568DC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.1% 0.17 292), rgb(133, 104, 220).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#8568DC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8568DC |
| RGB | rgb(133, 104, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 62%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.17 292) |
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 #8568DC | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8568DC | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8568DC text on white | 4.19:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8568DC text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F3
oklch(80.8% 0.084 292)
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Step 400
400
#A390EC
oklch(70.7% 0.133 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8568DC
oklch(60.1% 0.17 292)
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Step 600
600
#7956D4
oklch(55.5% 0.185 292.1)
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Step 700
700
#6646B8
oklch(49.2% 0.172 291.8)
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Step 800
800
#533A95
oklch(42.7% 0.143 291.9)
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Step 900
900
#443377
oklch(37.7% 0.112 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#281E45
oklch(26.9% 0.071 292.9)
#8568DC 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) | #347DE0 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A79D9 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E8098 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8568DC
#8568DC
oklch(60.1% 0.17 292)
- #838700
#838700
oklch(60% 0.133 111.9)
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 #8568DC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8568DC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.059
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.060
Use #8568DC 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.