#8B65D8
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.9% 0.17 296.1), rgb(139, 101, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#8B65D8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B65D8 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 101, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 60%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.17 296.1) |
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 #8B65D8 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B65D8 | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B65D8 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B65D8 text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD4F5
oklch(88.6% 0.046 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F1
oklch(80.9% 0.084 296.1)
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Step 400
400
#A88EEA
oklch(70.7% 0.134 295.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B65D8
oklch(59.9% 0.17 296.1)
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Step 600
600
#8054D1
oklch(55.7% 0.185 296.1)
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Step 700
700
#6C43B5
oklch(49.1% 0.172 296)
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Step 800
800
#583892
oklch(42.7% 0.142 296.2)
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Step 900
900
#483275
oklch(37.8% 0.111 295.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A1E44
oklch(27% 0.069 296)
#8B65D8 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) | #357CDC | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F79D5 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #797C95 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B65D8
#8B65D8
oklch(59.9% 0.17 296.1)
- #7C8900
#7C8900
oklch(59.9% 0.137 116.2)
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 #8B65D8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B65D8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.046
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.051
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.055
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.059
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.063
Use #8B65D8 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.