What color is #8A73FD?

#8A73FD is a light, vivid indigo. In RGB it is rgb(138, 115, 253), and in HSL hsl(250, 97%, 72%).

Is #8A73FD accessible as text?

On white, #8A73FD has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 5.95:1 (passes). For text placed on #8A73FD, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #8A73FD?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is indigo-400 (#7C86FF).

What colors go well with #8A73FD?

#8A73FD pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #E6FD72. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #8A73FD below.

Is #8A73FD good for buttons?

#8A73FD works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #8A73FD — white text only reaches 3.53:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #8A73FD the same as CSS mediumslateblue?

No — #8A73FD is not the CSS named color mediumslateblue, but mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) is the closest CSS named color.

#8A73FD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #8A73FD

Not just a swatch — here's how #8A73FD works with other colors. Named schemes with #8A73FD in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Accent #8A73FD Secondary #AFB4B8 Surface #F1F2F0 Support #7E92A7 Anchor #2E3236

Medium Slate Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #8A73FD Surface #14161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #5B6672 Accent #AD9DFF

Medium Slate Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Medium Slate Blue.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F8F4EF Accent #8A73FD Secondary #B6B3E4 Support #9D9088 Ink #18140F

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.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #8A73FD Surface #F2E8DD Highlight #F8F0E7 Secondary #BEADA2 Ink #2C2724

Medium Slate Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Sunset Warmth Glow · 5 colors

Glow #8A73FD Secondary #E86A6F Accent #F5934C Anchor #583B57 Surface #F7E7D7

Medium Slate Blue glows at the center of this sunset palette, joined by coral and gold, deepened by a plum anchor and cooled with cream.

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Color Lab

How #8A73FD 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 40/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 38/100

Low

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 0/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 25/100

Low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 39/100

Low

Understated — leans refined without going austere.

Brand distinctiveness 76/100

High

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 70/100

High

Strong interactive accent — visible and can carry a legible label.

Surface fit 21/100

Low

Too saturated or mid-toned for big areas — keep it to accents.

Print safety 72/100

High

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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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 5.3:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #EAE7FB for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #B872FD — 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 #8A73FD at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #8A73FD;
  --color-base-rgb: 138 115 253;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(64.5% 0.197 287.2);
  --color-50: #F3F0FE;
  --color-100: #DED8FD;
  --color-200: #BDB1FC;
  --color-300: #8E79F6;
  --color-400: #6349E9;
  --color-500: #4125D0;
  --color-600: #39259D;
  --color-700: #2D206F;
  --color-800: #211948;
  --color-900: #16112C;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  medium-slate-blue: {
    50: '#F3F0FE',
    100: '#DED8FD',
    200: '#BDB1FC',
    300: '#8E79F6',
    400: '#6349E9',
    500: '#4125D0',
    600: '#39259D',
    700: '#2D206F',
    800: '#211948',
    900: '#16112C',
  },
}

$base: #8A73FD;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F3F0FE;
$base-100: #DED8FD;
$base-200: #BDB1FC;
$base-300: #8E79F6;
$base-400: #6349E9;
$base-500: #4125D0;
$base-600: #39259D;
$base-700: #2D206F;
$base-800: #211948;
$base-900: #16112C;
$base-hover: #4D2AFC;
$base-subtle: #DFDAF9;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#8A73FD",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F3F0FE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#DED8FD",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#BDB1FC",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#8E79F6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#6349E9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#4125D0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#39259D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#2D206F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#211948",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#16112C",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #8A73FD

Color Lab

Pairs with #8A73FD

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