#8E64ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.198 293.9), rgb(142, 100, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#8E64ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.198 and its hue 294°. 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 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E64ED |
| RGB | rgb(142, 100, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.198 293.9) |
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 #8E64ED | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E64ED | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E64ED text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E64ED text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.4 | 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
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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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
#A78BF7
oklch(70.7% 0.155 294)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E64ED
oklch(61.4% 0.198 293.9)
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Step 600
600
#7F4CE2
oklch(55.7% 0.215 293.9)
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Step 700
700
#6B3BC4
oklch(49% 0.2 293.7)
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Step 800
800
#57329E
oklch(42.6% 0.165 293.9)
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Step 900
900
#472E7E
oklch(37.7% 0.129 293.6)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C4A
oklch(27.1% 0.082 294.3)
#8E64ED 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) | #0680F1 | 0.133 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #227CEA | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #75829F | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E64ED
#8E64ED
oklch(61.4% 0.198 293.9)
- #848D00
#848D00
oklch(61.5% 0.138 114.2)
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 #8E64ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8E64ED.
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 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.070
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
Use #8E64ED 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.