#8B65DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(60% 0.172 295.7), rgb(139, 101, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#8B65DA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.172 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 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.97:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B65DA |
| RGB | rgb(139, 101, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 61%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.172 295.7) |
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 #8B65DA | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B65DA | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B65DA text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B65DA text on black | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -32.8 | 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
#DBD3F5
oklch(88.4% 0.047 296.2)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F2
oklch(80.9% 0.085 295.9)
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Step 400
400
#A88EEB
oklch(70.7% 0.135 295.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B65DA
oklch(60% 0.172 295.7)
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Step 600
600
#7F53D2
oklch(55.5% 0.187 295.6)
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Step 700
700
#6C43B6
oklch(49.2% 0.174 295.8)
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Step 800
800
#583893
oklch(42.7% 0.143 296)
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Step 900
900
#483176
oklch(37.7% 0.114 295.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A1E45
oklch(27.1% 0.071 295.5)
#8B65DA 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) | #337CDE | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3D7AD7 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #787D96 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B65DA
#8B65DA
oklch(60% 0.172 295.7)
- #7D8900
#7D8900
oklch(59.9% 0.137 115.8)
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 #8B65DA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B65DA.
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 0.039
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.048
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
Use #8B65DA 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.