#826AEC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.2% 0.188 288), rgb(130, 106, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#826AEC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #826AEC |
| RGB | rgb(130, 106, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 77%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.188 288) |
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 #826AEC | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #826AEC | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #826AEC text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #826AEC text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 288.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8F9
oklch(81% 0.091 287.7)
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Step 400
400
#9D90F6
oklch(70.7% 0.146 287.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#826AEC
oklch(61.2% 0.188 288)
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Step 600
600
#7354E1
oklch(55.6% 0.204 288)
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Step 700
700
#6143C4
oklch(49.2% 0.191 288)
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Step 800
800
#4F389E
oklch(42.7% 0.158 288.2)
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Step 900
900
#41327E
oklch(37.8% 0.123 288.1)
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Step 950
950
#261E4A
oklch(27.1% 0.079 288.4)
#826AEC 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) | #1F82F0 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #207BE9 | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6187A1 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #826AEC
#826AEC
oklch(61.2% 0.188 288)
- #8C8900
#8C8900
oklch(61.3% 0.132 108.2)
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 #826AEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #826AEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.013
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.047
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
Use #826AEC 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.