#8865E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.5% 0.187 292.4), rgb(136, 101, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#8865E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.187 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 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8865E6 |
| RGB | rgb(136, 101, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 72%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.187 292.4) |
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 #8865E6 | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8865E6 | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8865E6 text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8865E6 text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F7
oklch(80.9% 0.091 292.7)
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Step 400
400
#A48DF3
oklch(70.6% 0.147 292.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8865E6
oklch(60.5% 0.187 292.4)
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Step 600
600
#7B51DD
oklch(55.6% 0.203 292.3)
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Step 700
700
#6840C0
oklch(49.1% 0.189 292.4)
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Step 800
800
#55369B
oklch(42.7% 0.156 292.7)
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Step 900
900
#45307B
oklch(37.6% 0.122 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#8865E6 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) | #1D7EEA | 0.118 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #297AE3 | 0.113 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F819C | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8865E6
#8865E6
oklch(60.5% 0.187 292.4)
- #848900
#848900
oklch(60.5% 0.134 112.3)
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 #8865E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8865E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
Use #8865E6 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.