#8A67E1
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(60.7% 0.178 293.6), rgb(138, 103, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.10:1).
About this color
#8A67E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.10:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.10:1 |
| White text | 4.11:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A67E1 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 103, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 67%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.178 293.6) |
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 #8A67E1 | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A67E1 | 5.10:1 | AA | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A67E1 text on white | 4.11:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A67E1 text on black | 5.10:1 | AA | Lc -33.7 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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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
#C3B6F4
oklch(80.9% 0.087 294)
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Step 400
400
#A58EEF
oklch(70.7% 0.14 293.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A67E1
oklch(60.7% 0.178 293.6)
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Step 600
600
#7C53D7
oklch(55.6% 0.193 293.4)
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Step 700
700
#6942BB
oklch(49.1% 0.181 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#563797
oklch(42.7% 0.15 294)
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Step 900
900
#463178
oklch(37.6% 0.116 293.7)
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Step 950
950
#291E46
oklch(27.1% 0.072 293.7)
#8A67E1 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) | #2E7FE5 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #377BDE | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #74809A | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A67E1
#8A67E1
oklch(60.7% 0.178 293.6)
- #838A00
#838A00
oklch(60.7% 0.136 113.3)
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 #8A67E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A67E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.064
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
Use #8A67E1 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.