#8873BF

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(60.7% 0.115 295.5), rgb(136, 115, 191).

Black text reads best on this color (5.25:1).

About this color

#8873BF is a medium-dark, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.115 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.25:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.115)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.25:1
White text	3.99:1

Values

HEX	#8873BF
RGB	rgb(136, 115, 191)
HSL	hsl(257, 37%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.7% 0.115 295.5)

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 #8873BF	3.99:1	AA large text	Lc -72.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #8873BF	5.25:1	AA	Lc 36.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8873BF text on white	3.99:1	AA large text	Lc 67.2	Content text, not long reading
#8873BF text on black	5.25:1	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.

Step 50
50

#F6F4FA

oklch(97% 0.008 301.4)
Step 100
100

#EAE8F4

oklch(93.6% 0.016 293.7)
Step 200
200

#DAD5EC

oklch(88.4% 0.032 295.7)
Step 300
300

#C3BAE2

oklch(80.9% 0.057 295.4)
Step 400
400

#A595D3

oklch(70.7% 0.091 295.8)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#8873BF

oklch(60.7% 0.115 295.5)
Step 600
600

#7A62B4

oklch(55.6% 0.125 295.5)
Step 700
700

#67519A

oklch(49.1% 0.115 295.8)
Step 800
800

#54437D

oklch(42.8% 0.095 295.6)
Step 900
900

#453965

oklch(37.8% 0.074 295.2)
Step 950
950

#28213B

oklch(26.9% 0.048 295.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8873BF 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)	#5E80C2	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#617EBD	0.059
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7C8090	0.092
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7F7F7F	0.115