#8B68F2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.1% 0.198 291.2), rgb(139, 104, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.36:1).
About this color
#8B68F2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.198 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 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.36:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.36:1 |
| White text | 3.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B68F2 |
| RGB | rgb(139, 104, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 84%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.198 291.2) |
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 #8B68F2 | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B68F2 | 5.36:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B68F2 text on white | 3.91:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B68F2 text on black | 5.36:1 | AA | Lc -35.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4FB
oklch(88.6% 0.053 291.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6FB
oklch(81% 0.097 291.4)
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Step 400
400
#A28CF9
oklch(70.6% 0.156 291.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B68F2
oklch(62.1% 0.198 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7A4EE4
oklch(55.6% 0.215 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#673DC6
oklch(49.1% 0.2 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#5434A0
oklch(42.7% 0.165 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#442F7F
oklch(37.6% 0.129 291)
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Step 950
950
#281D4B
oklch(27.2% 0.082 291)
#8B68F2 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) | #0A83F7 | 0.124 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1C7EEF | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E86A3 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B68F2
#8B68F2
oklch(62.1% 0.198 291.2)
- #8A8D00
#8A8D00
oklch(62% 0.137 111.3)
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 #8B68F2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8B68F2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.026
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.074
Use #8B68F2 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.