#8667DC
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(60% 0.172 292.7), rgb(134, 103, 220).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.98:1).
About this color
#8667DC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.98:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.98:1 |
| White text | 4.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8667DC |
| RGB | rgb(134, 103, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 63%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.172 292.7) |
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 #8667DC | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8667DC | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8667DC text on white | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8667DC text on black | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | 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
#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
#C2B7F3
oklch(80.9% 0.084 292.8)
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Step 400
400
#A48FED
oklch(70.7% 0.136 292.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8667DC
oklch(60% 0.172 292.7)
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Step 600
600
#7A55D5
oklch(55.5% 0.188 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6745B8
oklch(49.1% 0.173 292.5)
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Step 800
800
#543995
oklch(42.6% 0.144 292.8)
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Step 900
900
#453377
oklch(37.8% 0.112 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8667DC 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) | #327DE0 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3979D9 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #707F98 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8667DC
#8667DC
oklch(60% 0.172 292.7)
- #828800
#828800
oklch(60.1% 0.134 112.9)
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 #8667DC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8667DC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.060
Use #8667DC 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.