#837EDE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64% 0.141 284), rgb(131, 126, 222).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#837EDE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.141 and its hue 284°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.141) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #837EDE |
| RGB | rgb(131, 126, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 59%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.141 284) |
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 #837EDE | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #837EDE | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #837EDE text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #837EDE text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.3 | 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
#F4F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.009 279.7)
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Step 100
100
#E8E8F7
oklch(93.5% 0.02 286)
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Step 200
200
#D5D6F2
oklch(88.4% 0.038 284)
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Step 300
300
#BABBEC
oklch(80.8% 0.069 283.8)
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Step 400
400
#9897E3
oklch(70.7% 0.11 283.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#837EDE
oklch(64% 0.141 284)
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Step 600
600
#6B62C8
oklch(55.5% 0.153 284.2)
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Step 700
700
#5951AD
oklch(49.1% 0.142 283.8)
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Step 800
800
#49438C
oklch(42.7% 0.117 284)
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Step 900
900
#3D3970
oklch(37.7% 0.092 284.4)
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Step 950
950
#232242
oklch(27.1% 0.058 283.2)
#837EDE 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) | #5B8CE2 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5786DC | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6891A3 | 0.121 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.141 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #837EDE
#837EDE
oklch(64% 0.141 284)
- #9A8F00
#9A8F00
oklch(63.9% 0.135 104.1)
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 #837EDE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #837EDE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.042
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.045
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.045
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.064
Use #837EDE 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.