#866FEC
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.4% 0.181 288.5), rgb(134, 111, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#866FEC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #866FEC |
| RGB | rgb(134, 111, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 77%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.181 288.5) |
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 #866FEC | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #866FEC | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #866FEC text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #866FEC text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E8FB
oklch(93.7% 0.026 288.3)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F9
oklch(88.6% 0.049 287.9)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F3
oklch(70.7% 0.142 288.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#866FEC
oklch(62.4% 0.181 288.5)
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Step 600
600
#7356DD
oklch(55.6% 0.197 288.2)
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Step 700
700
#6145C0
oklch(49.2% 0.183 288.2)
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Step 800
800
#4F399B
oklch(42.6% 0.152 288.6)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#866FEC 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) | #3285F0 | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #337FE9 | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #688AA3 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #866FEC
#866FEC
oklch(62.4% 0.181 288.5)
- #8F8D00
#8F8D00
oklch(62.5% 0.135 108.7)
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 #866FEC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #866FEC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.045
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.072
Use #866FEC 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.