#8685AE
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(63.3% 0.061 285.6), rgb(134, 133, 174).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.97:1).
About this color
#8685AE is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.061 and its hue 286°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.061) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 5.97:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8685AE |
| RGB | rgb(134, 133, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 20%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.061 285.6) |
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 #8685AE | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8685AE | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc 41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8685AE text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8685AE text on black | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc -39.0 | 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
#F5F5F8
oklch(97.1% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9F0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 200
200
#D8D8E4
oklch(88.6% 0.016 286.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEBED4
oklch(80.8% 0.031 285.7)
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Step 400
400
#9D9DBE
oklch(70.7% 0.048 285.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8685AE
oklch(63.3% 0.061 285.6)
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Step 600
600
#6F6E99
oklch(55.6% 0.066 285.1)
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Step 700
700
#5D5C83
oklch(49.2% 0.062 285.1)
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Step 800
800
#4C4B6A
oklch(42.7% 0.051 285.5)
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Step 900
900
#3F3F56
oklch(37.7% 0.039 284.4)
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Step 950
950
#252532
oklch(27% 0.024 284.7)
#8685AE 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) | #7B8AB0 | 0.019 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7A88AD | 0.018 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8C93 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.061 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8685AE
#8685AE
oklch(63.3% 0.061 285.6)
- #8F8D61
#8F8D61
oklch(63.4% 0.062 105.8)
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 #8685AE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.034
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.039
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.042
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.043
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.045
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.045
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.049
Use #8685AE 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.