#846AEE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.5% 0.191 288.6), rgb(132, 106, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#846AEE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #846AEE |
| RGB | rgb(132, 106, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.191 288.6) |
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 #846AEE | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #846AEE | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #846AEE text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #846AEE text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB7FA
oklch(80.9% 0.094 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9E8FF7
oklch(70.7% 0.149 288.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#846AEE
oklch(61.5% 0.191 288.6)
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Step 600
600
#7453E2
oklch(55.6% 0.206 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#6242C4
oklch(49.1% 0.192 288.6)
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Step 800
800
#50379F
oklch(42.7% 0.16 288.8)
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Step 900
900
#41317E
oklch(37.6% 0.125 288.5)
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Step 950
950
#261E4A
oklch(27.1% 0.079 288.4)
#846AEE 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) | #1C82F2 | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F7CEB | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6387A2 | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #846AEE
#846AEE
oklch(61.5% 0.191 288.6)
- #8C8A00
#8C8A00
oklch(61.5% 0.133 108.7)
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 #846AEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #846AEE.
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 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.070
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
Use #846AEE 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.