#8D64F5
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.9% 0.207 292.3), rgb(141, 100, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#8D64F5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.207 and its hue 292°. 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 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.207) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D64F5 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 100, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 88%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.207 292.3) |
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 #8D64F5 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D64F5 | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D64F5 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D64F5 text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5FD
oklch(81% 0.101 292.3)
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Step 400
400
#A48BFC
oklch(70.7% 0.162 291.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D64F5
oklch(61.9% 0.207 292.3)
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Step 600
600
#7D49E8
oklch(55.6% 0.225 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6A39CA
oklch(49.2% 0.209 292.4)
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Step 800
800
#5631A3
oklch(42.8% 0.173 292.4)
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Step 900
900
#462D82
oklch(37.7% 0.136 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#291B4C
oklch(27% 0.087 292.8)
#8D64F5 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) | #0081FA | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007DF2 | 0.131 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7084A3 | 0.166 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D64F5
#8D64F5
oklch(61.9% 0.207 292.3)
- #888D00
#888D00
oklch(61.8% 0.137 112.3)
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 #8D64F5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.068
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.071
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.081
Use #8D64F5 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.