#84869A
Closest named color: Light Slate Gray (#778899). oklch(62.5% 0.03 281), rgb(132, 134, 154).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.85:1).
About this color
#84869A is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.030 and its hue 281°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.030) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Slate Gray (#778899) |
| Black text | 5.85:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #84869A |
| RGB | rgb(132, 134, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 10%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.03 281) |
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 #84869A | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #84869A | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #84869A text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #84869A text on black | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9ED
oklch(93.5% 0.005 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DE
oklch(88.6% 0.007 277.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEC0CA
oklch(80.9% 0.014 277)
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Step 400
400
#9D9FAF
oklch(70.6% 0.023 280.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#84869A
oklch(62.5% 0.03 281)
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Step 600
600
#6F7187
oklch(55.5% 0.034 281.1)
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Step 700
700
#5D5F72
oklch(49.1% 0.03 280.5)
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Step 800
800
#4C4E5D
oklch(42.8% 0.025 279.3)
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Step 900
900
#3F414C
oklch(37.8% 0.019 277.3)
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Step 950
950
#25262D
oklch(27.1% 0.013 279.1)
#84869A 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) | #81889B | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #808699 | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F898C | 0.027 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.030 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #84869A
#84869A
oklch(62.5% 0.03 281)
- #8B8974
#8B8974
oklch(62.6% 0.031 102.8)
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 #84869A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.019
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.023
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.026
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.026
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.028
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.030
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.037
- Gray #808080 ΔE 0.039
Use #84869A 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.