#826BEA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.3% 0.184 288), rgb(130, 107, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#826BEA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #826BEA |
| RGB | rgb(130, 107, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.184 288) |
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 #826BEA | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #826BEA | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #826BEA text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #826BEA text on black | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc -34.6 | 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
#E8E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 285.9)
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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)
#826BEA
oklch(61.3% 0.184 288)
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Step 600
600
#7355DF
oklch(55.6% 0.2 288.1)
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Step 700
700
#6144C2
oklch(49.2% 0.187 288.1)
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Step 800
800
#4F399C
oklch(42.7% 0.154 288.4)
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Step 900
900
#41337C
oklch(37.8% 0.119 288.2)
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Step 950
950
#261E49
oklch(27% 0.077 288.7)
#826BEA 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) | #2782EE | 0.102 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #287CE7 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6287A0 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #826BEA
#826BEA
oklch(61.3% 0.184 288)
- #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 #826BEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #826BEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.015
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.066
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #826BEA 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.