#8B65E2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.183 294.3), rgb(139, 101, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#8B65E2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B65E2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 101, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 68%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.183 294.3) |
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 #8B65E2 | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B65E2 | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B65E2 text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B65E2 text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F7
oklch(88.4% 0.05 294.3)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F5
oklch(81% 0.089 294.5)
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Step 400
400
#A78DF0
oklch(70.7% 0.143 294.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B65E2
oklch(60.6% 0.183 294.3)
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Step 600
600
#7E51D9
oklch(55.6% 0.198 294.3)
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Step 700
700
#6B40BC
oklch(49.1% 0.185 294.5)
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Step 800
800
#573698
oklch(42.7% 0.153 294.6)
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Step 900
900
#473079
oklch(37.6% 0.119 294.5)
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Step 950
950
#291D47
oklch(26.9% 0.076 293.9)
#8B65E2 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) | #277EE6 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #337ADF | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #757F9A | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B65E2
#8B65E2
oklch(60.6% 0.183 294.3)
- #818A00
#818A00
oklch(60.5% 0.136 114.3)
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 #8B65E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B65E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.066
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.067
Use #8B65E2 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.