#8A69E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61.1% 0.177 293), rgb(138, 105, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#8A69E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A69E2 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 105, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 68%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.177 293) |
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 #8A69E2 | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A69E2 | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A69E2 text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A69E2 text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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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
#C2B7F4
oklch(81% 0.086 292.6)
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Step 400
400
#A48FEE
oklch(70.7% 0.137 292.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A69E2
oklch(61.1% 0.177 293)
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Step 600
600
#7B54D7
oklch(55.6% 0.192 292.8)
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Step 700
700
#6843BA
oklch(49% 0.178 293)
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Step 800
800
#553897
oklch(42.7% 0.148 293.1)
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Step 900
900
#453278
oklch(37.7% 0.115 292.5)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8A69E2 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) | #3280E6 | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #397CDF | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #73829B | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A69E2
#8A69E2
oklch(61.1% 0.177 293)
- #858B00
#858B00
oklch(61.1% 0.136 112.8)
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 #8A69E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A69E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
Use #8A69E2 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.