#8A68E8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.186 292.3), rgb(138, 104, 232).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#8A68E8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A68E8 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 104, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 74%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.186 292.3) |
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 #8A68E8 | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A68E8 | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A68E8 text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A68E8 text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F7
oklch(80.9% 0.091 292.7)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF3
oklch(70.8% 0.145 292.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A68E8
oklch(61.3% 0.186 292.3)
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Step 600
600
#7B51DC
oklch(55.5% 0.202 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6841BF
oklch(49.1% 0.187 292.4)
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Step 800
800
#54369B
oklch(42.6% 0.156 292.1)
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Step 900
900
#45317B
oklch(37.7% 0.121 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#8A68E8 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) | #2681EC | 0.116 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F7CE5 | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #71839E | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A68E8
#8A68E8
oklch(61.3% 0.186 292.3)
- #868B00
#868B00
oklch(61.2% 0.136 112.3)
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 #8A68E8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A68E8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
Use #8A68E8 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.