#837AFA
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.185 283.2), rgb(131, 122, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#837AFA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 283°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #837AFA |
| RGB | rgb(131, 122, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 93%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.185 283.2) |
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 #837AFA | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #837AFA | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #837AFA text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #837AFA text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#F4F5FE
oklch(97.2% 0.012 281.1)
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Step 100
100
#E7E8FB
oklch(93.6% 0.026 283.5)
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Step 200
200
#D4D6FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 282.8)
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Step 300
300
#B8BAFA
oklch(81% 0.09 282.8)
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Step 400
400
#9593F7
oklch(70.7% 0.144 283)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#837AFA
oklch(65% 0.185 283.2)
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Step 600
600
#6959E2
oklch(55.7% 0.2 283.1)
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Step 700
700
#5847C4
oklch(49% 0.186 283.3)
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Step 800
800
#483C9F
oklch(42.8% 0.154 283.2)
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Step 900
900
#3B347E
oklch(37.6% 0.121 283.2)
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Step 950
950
#221F4A
oklch(26.9% 0.077 283)
#837AFA 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) | #3B8FFE | 0.084 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3386F7 | 0.085 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #5996AF | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #837AFA
#837AFA
oklch(65% 0.185 283.2)
- #9F9200
#9F9200
oklch(65.1% 0.137 103.2)
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 #837AFA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #837AFA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.027
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.057
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.077
Use #837AFA 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.