#8B62EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.9% 0.202 292.9), rgb(139, 98, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#8B62EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.202 and its hue 293°. 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 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.202) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.07:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B62EE |
| RGB | rgb(139, 98, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 80%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.202 292.9) |
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 #8B62EE | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B62EE | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 36.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B62EE text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B62EE text on black | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -33.6 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FB
oklch(88.5% 0.055 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5FB
oklch(81% 0.098 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A58BF9
oklch(70.7% 0.158 292.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B62EE
oklch(60.9% 0.202 292.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D4BE4
oklch(55.5% 0.219 292.9)
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Step 700
700
#6A3BC7
oklch(49.2% 0.204 292.7)
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Step 800
800
#5632A1
oklch(42.7% 0.169 292.7)
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Step 900
900
#462E7F
oklch(37.6% 0.131 292.7)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#8B62EE 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) | #007EF3 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #107AEB | 0.128 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #70819F | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B62EE
#8B62EE
oklch(60.9% 0.202 292.9)
- #848A00
#848A00
oklch(60.8% 0.135 112.8)
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 #8B62EE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.030
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.074
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.075
Use #8B62EE 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.