#8864EA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.194 292), rgb(136, 100, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.05:1).
About this color
#8864EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.05:1 |
| White text | 4.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8864EA |
| RGB | rgb(136, 100, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 76%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.194 292) |
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 #8864EA | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8864EA | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8864EA text on white | 4.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8864EA text on black | 5.05:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4FA
oklch(88.6% 0.052 291.3)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6F9
oklch(80.9% 0.094 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A48DF6
oklch(70.8% 0.151 292.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8864EA
oklch(60.6% 0.194 292)
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Step 600
600
#7B4FE1
oklch(55.6% 0.21 292)
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Step 700
700
#683EC4
oklch(49.1% 0.197 291.9)
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Step 800
800
#54359E
oklch(42.7% 0.161 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#45307E
oklch(37.8% 0.126 291.6)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#8864EA 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) | #0A7EEE | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D7AE7 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D819D | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8864EA
#8864EA
oklch(60.6% 0.194 292)
- #858900
#858900
oklch(60.6% 0.134 111.8)
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 #8864EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8864EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.044
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.067
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.070
Use #8864EA 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.