#8D63F2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.5% 0.205 292.9), rgb(141, 99, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#8D63F2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.205 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D63F2 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 99, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 85%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.205 292.9) |
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 #8D63F2 | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D63F2 | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D63F2 text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D63F2 text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#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
#C3B5FC
oklch(81% 0.1 293.1)
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Step 400
400
#A58AFA
oklch(70.5% 0.161 292.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D63F2
oklch(61.5% 0.205 292.9)
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Step 600
600
#7E4AE6
oklch(55.6% 0.222 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#6A39C8
oklch(49% 0.207 292.8)
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Step 800
800
#5631A2
oklch(42.7% 0.172 292.6)
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Step 900
900
#472D81
oklch(37.7% 0.135 293.1)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#8D63F2 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) | #0080F7 | 0.132 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #097CEF | 0.131 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7183A1 | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D63F2
#8D63F2
oklch(61.5% 0.205 292.9)
- #868C00
#868C00
oklch(61.4% 0.137 112.8)
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 #8D63F2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.071
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.072
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.077
Use #8D63F2 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.