#8D69FB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63% 0.208 290.5), rgb(141, 105, 251).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#8D69FB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.208 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8D69FB |
| RGB | rgb(141, 105, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 95%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.208 290.5) |
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 #8D69FB | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8D69FB | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8D69FB text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8D69FB text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D8D3FD
oklch(88.4% 0.058 290.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0B5FE
oklch(80.8% 0.102 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A28BFD
oklch(70.6% 0.163 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8D69FB
oklch(63% 0.208 290.5)
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Step 600
600
#794BEA
oklch(55.6% 0.225 290.4)
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Step 700
700
#673ACC
oklch(49.2% 0.21 290.6)
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Step 800
800
#5332A5
oklch(42.8% 0.174 290.2)
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Step 900
900
#442E83
oklch(37.8% 0.136 290.3)
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Step 950
950
#281C4C
oklch(27% 0.085 291.2)
#8D69FB 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) | #0086FF | 0.127 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0080F8 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C8AA8 | 0.170 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8D69FB
#8D69FB
oklch(63% 0.208 290.5)
- #8E9000
#8E9000
oklch(63.1% 0.138 110.8)
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 #8D69FB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8D69FB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.067
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.072
Use #8D69FB 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.