#8E64FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.7% 0.219 291.2), rgb(142, 100, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.41:1).
About this color
#8E64FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.219 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 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.219) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.41:1 |
| White text | 3.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E64FF |
| RGB | rgb(142, 100, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 100%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.219 291.2) |
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 #8E64FF | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E64FF | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E64FF text on white | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E64FF text on black | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#F5F4FF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 290.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FE
oklch(93.6% 0.031 289.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FE
oklch(88.5% 0.059 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FF
oklch(81% 0.104 291.3)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E64FF
oklch(62.7% 0.219 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7C45F0
oklch(55.6% 0.239 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6934D1
oklch(49.1% 0.222 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#552EA9
oklch(42.8% 0.183 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#452B86
oklch(37.6% 0.144 291)
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Step 950
950
#281B4E
oklch(27% 0.09 290.9)
#8E64FF 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) | #0084FF | 0.132 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007EFC | 0.131 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C88A8 | 0.178 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E64FF
#8E64FF
oklch(62.7% 0.219 291.2)
- #8C8F00
#8C8F00
oklch(62.7% 0.138 111.3)
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 #8E64FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.067
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.071
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.084
Use #8E64FF 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.