#836AE9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.1% 0.184 288.8), rgb(131, 106, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.20:1).
About this color
#836AE9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.20:1 |
| White text | 4.03:1 |
Values
| HEX | #836AE9 |
| RGB | rgb(131, 106, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 74%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.1% 0.184 288.8) |
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 #836AE9 | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #836AE9 | 5.20:1 | AA | Lc 36.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #836AE9 text on white | 4.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #836AE9 text on black | 5.20:1 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4F9
oklch(88.4% 0.051 289)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F8
oklch(81% 0.09 288.5)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F4
oklch(70.7% 0.144 288.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#836AE9
oklch(61.1% 0.184 288.8)
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Step 600
600
#7454DE
oklch(55.5% 0.2 288.8)
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Step 700
700
#6243C1
oklch(49% 0.187 288.9)
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Step 800
800
#50399C
oklch(42.8% 0.154 288.9)
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Step 900
900
#41327C
oklch(37.6% 0.12 288.6)
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Step 950
950
#261E49
oklch(27% 0.077 288.7)
#836AE9 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) | #2681ED | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #287BE6 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #64869F | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #836AE9
#836AE9
oklch(61.1% 0.184 288.8)
- #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 #836AE9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #836AE9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.016
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
Use #836AE9 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.