Nearest named color: Medium Slate Blue
#806EE7
#806EE7
Nearest named
Medium Slate Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
61.4%
Chroma
0.176
Hue angle
286.8°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
3.96:1 · AA Large
Contrast on black
4.69:1 · AA
Web-safe
#9966FF
CSS oklch()
61% 0.18 287

#806EE7 is a mid-toned, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #806EE7

Not just a swatch — here's how #806EE7 works with other colors. Named schemes with #806EE7 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Modern Café Dominant · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue anchors this café scheme as the warm mid-tone, lifted by latte cream and a muted sage accent and grounded by espresso brown and a warm charcoal.

Berry & Cream Lead · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Slate Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Slate Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #806EE7 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 23/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 41/100
Moderate
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 41/100
Moderate
Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 33/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 43/100
Moderate
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 48/100
Moderate
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 84/100
Very high
Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.
Surface fit 18/100
Very low
Too saturated or mid-toned for big areas — keep it to accents.
Print safety 75/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #806EE7

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with #141310 text at 4.7:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #E8E5F7 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #A96EE7 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #806EE7 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #806EE7;
  --color-base-rgb: 128 110 231;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(61.4% 0.176 286.8);
  --color-50: #F3F1FD;
  --color-100: #E0DBFA;
  --color-200: #C2B9F3;
  --color-300: #9789E6;
  --color-400: #6F5DD5;
  --color-500: #4E3BBA;
  --color-600: #42348E;
  --color-700: #332A64;
  --color-800: #241F42;
  --color-900: #181528;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}