#8A67F5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.203 290.6), rgb(138, 103, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#8A67F5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.203 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 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A67F5 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 103, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 88%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.203 290.6) |
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 #8A67F5 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A67F5 | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A67F5 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A67F5 text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.3 | 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
#D8D4FC
oklch(88.6% 0.055 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FD
oklch(81% 0.1 290.4)
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Step 400
400
#A28CFB
oklch(70.7% 0.159 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A67F5
oklch(62% 0.203 290.6)
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Step 600
600
#794CE8
oklch(55.6% 0.222 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#663CC9
oklch(49.1% 0.205 290.5)
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Step 800
800
#5333A3
oklch(42.7% 0.17 290.5)
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Step 900
900
#442F81
oklch(37.8% 0.132 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271C4C
oklch(26.9% 0.085 290)
#8A67F5 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) | #0083FA | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #067DF2 | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6A87A4 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A67F5
#8A67F5
oklch(62% 0.203 290.6)
- #8B8D00
#8B8D00
oklch(62.1% 0.136 110.8)
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 #8A67F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.073
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.077
Use #8A67F5 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.