#8A69E6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.182 292.4), rgb(138, 105, 230).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#8A69E6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.182 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 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8A69E6 |
| RGB | rgb(138, 105, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 71%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.182 292.4) |
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 #8A69E6 | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8A69E6 | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8A69E6 text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8A69E6 text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.6 | 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
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 292.9)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF1
oklch(70.7% 0.143 292.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8A69E6
oklch(61.4% 0.182 292.4)
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Step 600
600
#7B53DA
oklch(55.7% 0.197 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6842BD
oklch(49.1% 0.183 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#543799
oklch(42.6% 0.152 292.3)
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Step 900
900
#45317A
oklch(37.7% 0.119 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281E47
oklch(27% 0.074 292)
#8A69E6 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) | #2C81EA | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #347DE3 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #72839D | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8A69E6
#8A69E6
oklch(61.4% 0.182 292.4)
- #868C00
#868C00
oklch(61.4% 0.137 112.8)
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 #8A69E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8A69E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
Use #8A69E6 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.