#8D66ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.195 293.1), rgb(141, 102, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).
About this color
#8D66ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.195 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.25:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D66ED |
| RGB | rgb(141, 102, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.195 293.1) |
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 #8D66ED | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D66ED | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D66ED text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D66ED text on black | 5.25:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FA
oklch(88.5% 0.054 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5F9
oklch(80.9% 0.096 293.6)
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Step 400
400
#A58CF6
oklch(70.7% 0.152 292.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D66ED
oklch(61.6% 0.195 293.1)
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Step 600
600
#7D4DE1
oklch(55.5% 0.213 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#6A3DC3
oklch(49.1% 0.197 293.2)
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Step 800
800
#56349E
oklch(42.8% 0.163 293)
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Step 900
900
#462F7D
oklch(37.7% 0.126 292.9)
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Step 950
950
#291C49
oklch(26.9% 0.08 293.6)
#8D66ED 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) | #1481F1 | 0.127 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #267DEA | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7383A0 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D66ED
#8D66ED
oklch(61.6% 0.195 293.1)
- #868D00
#868D00
oklch(61.7% 0.138 113.2)
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 #8D66ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D66ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
Use #8D66ED 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.