#8E65FF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.8% 0.218 291.1), rgb(142, 101, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#8E65FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.218 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 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.218) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E65FF |
| RGB | rgb(142, 101, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 100%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.218 291.1) |
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 #8E65FF | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E65FF | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E65FF text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E65FF text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -36.1 | 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
#C0B5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.104 290.7)
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Step 400
400
#A38AFF
oklch(70.7% 0.167 291.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E65FF
oklch(62.8% 0.218 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7B46EF
oklch(55.6% 0.237 291)
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Step 700
700
#6835D0
oklch(49% 0.22 291)
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Step 800
800
#552EA8
oklch(42.7% 0.182 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#452C85
oklch(37.7% 0.141 291)
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Step 950
950
#281B4E
oklch(27% 0.09 290.9)
#8E65FF 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 | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007FFC | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C88A9 | 0.175 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.219 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E65FF
#8E65FF
oklch(62.8% 0.218 291.1)
- #8D8F00
#8D8F00
oklch(62.7% 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 #8E65FF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.082
Use #8E65FF 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.