#8765DF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60% 0.179 293.1), rgb(135, 101, 223).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#8765DF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8765DF |
| RGB | rgb(135, 101, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 66%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.179 293.1) |
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 #8765DF | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8765DF | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8765DF text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8765DF text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F7
oklch(88.6% 0.048 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F4
oklch(80.8% 0.087 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A58EEF
oklch(70.7% 0.14 293.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8765DF
oklch(60% 0.179 293.1)
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Step 600
600
#7C53D8
oklch(55.6% 0.194 293.2)
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Step 700
700
#6942BB
oklch(49.1% 0.181 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#553897
oklch(42.7% 0.148 293.1)
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Step 900
900
#463179
oklch(37.7% 0.118 293.4)
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Step 950
950
#291E47
oklch(27.2% 0.074 293.2)
#8765DF 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) | #2A7CE3 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3379DC | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #707F98 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8765DF
#8765DF
oklch(60% 0.179 293.1)
- #818800
#818800
oklch(60% 0.134 113.4)
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 #8765DF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8765DF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.059
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.062
Use #8765DF 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.