#826AEA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.1% 0.186 288.3), rgb(130, 106, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).
About this color
#826AEA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.186 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.19:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #826AEA |
| RGB | rgb(130, 106, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.186 288.3) |
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 #826AEA | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #826AEA | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc 36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #826AEA text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #826AEA text on black | 5.19:1 | AA | Lc -34.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 288.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F9
oklch(88.6% 0.049 287.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F8
oklch(80.9% 0.09 287.8)
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Step 400
400
#9D90F5
oklch(70.7% 0.145 288)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#826AEA
oklch(61.1% 0.186 288.3)
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Step 600
600
#7354E0
oklch(55.6% 0.203 288.1)
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Step 700
700
#6143C2
oklch(49% 0.188 288.3)
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Step 800
800
#4F399D
oklch(42.8% 0.155 288.2)
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Step 900
900
#41327D
oklch(37.7% 0.122 288.3)
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Step 950
950
#261E49
oklch(27% 0.077 288.7)
#826AEA 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) | #2381EE | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #257BE7 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6286A0 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #826AEA
#826AEA
oklch(61.1% 0.186 288.3)
- #8B8900
#8B8900
oklch(61.2% 0.132 108.7)
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 #826AEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #826AEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.014
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #826AEA 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.