#8575F4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.9% 0.183 285.7), rgb(133, 117, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#8575F4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8575F4 |
| RGB | rgb(133, 117, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 85%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.183 285.7) |
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 #8575F4 | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8575F4 | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8575F4 text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8575F4 text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | 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
#F4F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 286.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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Step 200
200
#D5D5F9
oklch(88.4% 0.049 285.3)
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Step 300
300
#BBB9F9
oklch(81% 0.09 285.6)
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Step 400
400
#9992F5
oklch(70.7% 0.142 285.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8575F4
oklch(63.9% 0.183 285.7)
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Step 600
600
#6E57E0
oklch(55.6% 0.199 285.6)
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Step 700
700
#5D46C2
oklch(49.1% 0.185 285.9)
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Step 800
800
#4B3A9D
oklch(42.6% 0.154 285.7)
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Step 900
900
#3E347D
oklch(37.8% 0.119 285.4)
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Step 950
950
#241F49
oklch(27% 0.075 285.6)
#8575F4 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) | #378BF8 | 0.092 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3383F1 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6190A9 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8575F4
#8575F4
oklch(63.9% 0.183 285.7)
- #989000
#989000
oklch(64% 0.136 105.7)
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 #8575F4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8575F4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.047
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.063
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.066
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.070
Use #8575F4 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.