#8D68EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.7% 0.188 293.2), rgb(141, 104, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.30:1).
About this color
#8D68EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.188 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.30:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D68EA |
| RGB | rgb(141, 104, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 76%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.188 293.2) |
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 #8D68EA | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D68EA | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc 37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D68EA text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D68EA text on black | 5.30:1 | AA | Lc -35.0 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F9
oklch(88.4% 0.052 293.7)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F7
oklch(81% 0.092 293.4)
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Step 400
400
#A58DF3
oklch(70.7% 0.147 293.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D68EA
oklch(61.7% 0.188 293.2)
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Step 600
600
#7D50DD
oklch(55.7% 0.204 293.3)
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Step 700
700
#6A3FC0
oklch(49.1% 0.191 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#56359B
oklch(42.7% 0.158 293.5)
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Step 900
900
#46307B
oklch(37.7% 0.122 293.2)
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Step 950
950
#291D48
oklch(27% 0.077 293.4)
#8D68EA 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) | #2481EE | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #307DE7 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #75849F | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D68EA
#8D68EA
oklch(61.7% 0.188 293.2)
- #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 #8D68EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D68EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.068
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #8D68EA 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.