#8B61FD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.8% 0.221 290.9), rgb(139, 97, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#8B61FD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.221 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 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.221) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B61FD |
| RGB | rgb(139, 97, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 98%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.8% 0.221 290.9) |
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 #8B61FD | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B61FD | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B61FD text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B61FD text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FF
oklch(88.5% 0.06 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A28BFF
oklch(70.7% 0.166 290.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B61FD
oklch(61.8% 0.221 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7B45F1
oklch(55.6% 0.24 290.8)
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Step 700
700
#6834D2
oklch(49.1% 0.223 290.7)
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Step 800
800
#552DAA
oklch(42.7% 0.186 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#452B86
oklch(37.6% 0.144 291)
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Step 950
950
#281B4F
oklch(27.1% 0.091 290.5)
#8B61FD 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) | #0081FF | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007BFA | 0.129 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6885A6 | 0.178 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.222 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B61FD
#8B61FD
oklch(61.8% 0.221 290.9)
- #8A8C00
#8A8C00
oklch(61.8% 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 #8B61FD, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.066
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.074
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.078
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.086
Use #8B61FD 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.