#846CE7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.179 289), rgb(132, 108, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).
About this color
#846CE7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.28:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.28:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #846CE7 |
| RGB | rgb(132, 108, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 72%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.179 289) |
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 #846CE7 | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #846CE7 | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #846CE7 text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #846CE7 text on black | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F6
oklch(80.9% 0.087 288.7)
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Step 400
400
#9F90F2
oklch(70.7% 0.141 289.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#846CE7
oklch(61.4% 0.179 289)
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Step 600
600
#7456DB
oklch(55.6% 0.194 288.9)
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Step 700
700
#6245BE
oklch(49.1% 0.181 289)
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Step 800
800
#503A9A
oklch(42.8% 0.149 289)
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Step 900
900
#42337A
oklch(37.7% 0.116 289.4)
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Step 950
950
#261F48
oklch(27.1% 0.074 288.3)
#846CE7 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) | #3082EB | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #327DE4 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #67869F | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #846CE7
#846CE7
oklch(61.4% 0.179 289)
- #8B8A00
#8B8A00
oklch(61.4% 0.133 109.2)
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 #846CE7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #846CE7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.066
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
Use #846CE7 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.