#866ED8
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61% 0.156 291.5), rgb(134, 110, 216).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.23:1).
About this color
#866ED8 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.23:1 |
| White text | 4.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #866ED8 |
| RGB | rgb(134, 110, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 58%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.156 291.5) |
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 #866ED8 | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #866ED8 | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc 36.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #866ED8 text on white | 4.01:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #866ED8 text on black | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc -34.5 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE8F8
oklch(93.7% 0.022 291.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F4
oklch(88.6% 0.042 291.4)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8EF
oklch(80.9% 0.077 292.1)
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Step 400
400
#A292E7
oklch(70.8% 0.123 291.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#866ED8
oklch(61% 0.156 291.5)
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Step 600
600
#775BCD
oklch(55.7% 0.169 291.2)
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Step 700
700
#654AB1
oklch(49.2% 0.157 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#523D8F
oklch(42.7% 0.13 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#433573
oklch(37.7% 0.103 291.1)
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Step 950
950
#272043
oklch(27.1% 0.064 290.7)
#866ED8 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) | #4581DC | 0.087 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #487DD6 | 0.084 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #718399 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #866ED8
#866ED8
oklch(61% 0.156 291.5)
- #878A00
#878A00
oklch(61% 0.134 111.3)
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 #866ED8, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.022
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.049
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.065
Use #866ED8 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.