#8D66F2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.201 292.4), rgb(141, 102, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#8D66F2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.201 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.201) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D66F2 |
| RGB | rgb(141, 102, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 84%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.201 292.4) |
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 #8D66F2 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D66F2 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D66F2 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D66F2 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#D9D3FB
oklch(88.4% 0.055 292.1)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5FB
oklch(80.9% 0.098 292.6)
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Step 400
400
#A48BF9
oklch(70.6% 0.158 292.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D66F2
oklch(62% 0.201 292.4)
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Step 600
600
#7C4CE5
oklch(55.6% 0.219 292.2)
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Step 700
700
#693BC7
oklch(49.1% 0.204 292.3)
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Step 800
800
#5532A1
oklch(42.6% 0.169 292.2)
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Step 900
900
#462E80
oklch(37.7% 0.132 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#8D66F2 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) | #0082F7 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #197DEF | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7185A2 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D66F2
#8D66F2
oklch(62% 0.201 292.4)
- #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 #8D66F2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D66F2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.078
Use #8D66F2 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.