#8A65F3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.204 291.3), rgb(138, 101, 243).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.23:1).
About this color
#8A65F3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.204 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.23:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A65F3 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 101, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 86%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.204 291.3) |
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 #8A65F3 | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A65F3 | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A65F3 text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A65F3 text on black | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FC
oklch(80.8% 0.1 291.8)
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Step 400
400
#A38CFB
oklch(70.8% 0.159 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A65F3
oklch(61.6% 0.204 291.3)
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Step 600
600
#7A4CE7
oklch(55.6% 0.221 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#683BC9
oklch(49.1% 0.206 291.5)
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Step 800
800
#5432A2
oklch(42.6% 0.17 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#452E81
oklch(37.7% 0.133 291.5)
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Step 950
950
#281C4B
oklch(27% 0.084 291.6)
#8A65F3 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) | #0081F8 | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #037CF0 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C85A2 | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A65F3
#8A65F3
oklch(61.6% 0.204 291.3)
- #898C00
#898C00
oklch(61.7% 0.136 111.3)
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 #8A65F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.075
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.076
Use #8A65F3 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.