#8568F4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.7% 0.201 288.6), rgb(133, 104, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).
About this color
#8568F4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.201 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.28:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.28:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8568F4 |
| RGB | rgb(133, 104, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 86%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.201 288.6) |
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 #8568F4 | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8568F4 | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc 37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8568F4 text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8568F4 text on black | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#D7D4FC
oklch(88.5% 0.055 288.7)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FD
oklch(81% 0.098 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9E8EFC
oklch(70.8% 0.157 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8568F4
oklch(61.7% 0.201 288.6)
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Step 600
600
#754FE8
oklch(55.6% 0.218 288.6)
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Step 700
700
#633ECA
oklch(49.1% 0.204 288.7)
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Step 800
800
#5035A3
oklch(42.7% 0.168 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#423081
oklch(37.7% 0.13 288.8)
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Step 950
950
#261D4C
oklch(27% 0.083 288.3)
#8568F4 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) | #0083F9 | 0.118 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007CF1 | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6287A4 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8568F4
#8568F4
oklch(61.7% 0.201 288.6)
- #8D8B00
#8D8B00
oklch(61.8% 0.134 108.7)
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 #8568F4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.018
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.075
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.075
Use #8568F4 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.