#8868EC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.191 290.9), rgb(136, 104, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.23:1).
About this color
#8868EC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.23:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8868EC |
| RGB | rgb(136, 104, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.191 290.9) |
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 #8868EC | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8868EC | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8868EC text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8868EC text on black | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc -34.6 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6F9
oklch(80.8% 0.094 291)
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Step 400
400
#A28EF6
oklch(70.8% 0.149 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8868EC
oklch(61.4% 0.191 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7951E0
oklch(55.7% 0.206 291)
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Step 700
700
#6640C3
oklch(49.1% 0.193 290.9)
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Step 800
800
#53369E
oklch(42.8% 0.16 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#44307D
oklch(37.6% 0.125 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#271D49
oklch(26.9% 0.079 290.6)
#8868EC 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) | #1C81F0 | 0.116 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #257CE9 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C85A0 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8868EC
#8868EC
oklch(61.4% 0.191 290.9)
- #898B00
#898B00
oklch(61.5% 0.135 110.8)
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 #8868EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8868EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.071
Use #8868EC 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.