#8866EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.192 291.4), rgb(136, 102, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.14:1).
About this color
#8866EB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.14:1 |
| White text | 4.08:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8866EB |
| RGB | rgb(136, 102, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 77%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.192 291.4) |
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 #8866EB | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8866EB | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc 36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8866EB text on white | 4.08:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8866EB text on black | 5.14:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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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
#A38DF6
oklch(70.7% 0.151 291.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8866EB
oklch(61% 0.192 291.4)
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Step 600
600
#7A50E1
oklch(55.7% 0.209 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#673FC3
oklch(49.1% 0.194 291.5)
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Step 800
800
#54359E
oklch(42.7% 0.161 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#45307D
oklch(37.7% 0.125 291.9)
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Step 950
950
#281D49
oklch(27% 0.079 291.8)
#8866EB 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) | #1480EF | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #217BE8 | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C839F | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8866EB
#8866EB
oklch(61% 0.192 291.4)
- #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 #8866EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8866EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.021
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.067
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.069
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.069
Use #8866EB 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.