#8959B3
Closest named color: Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7). oklch(55.5% 0.142 307), rgb(137, 89, 179).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.06:1).
About this color
#8959B3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7), ΔE 0.015 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.06:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Deep Lavender (#8D5EB7) |
| Black text | 4.14:1 |
| White text | 5.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8959B3 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 89, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 37%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.142 307) |
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 #8959B3 | 5.06:1 | AA | Lc -80.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #8959B3 | 4.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 29.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #8959B3 text on white | 5.06:1 | AA | Lc 74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8959B3 text on black | 4.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FA
oklch(97.1% 0.009 308.4)
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Step 100
100
#EDE7F4
oklch(93.6% 0.018 306.7)
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Step 200
200
#DFD3EC
oklch(88.4% 0.036 307.2)
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Step 300
300
#CBB6E1
oklch(80.8% 0.064 307.1)
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Step 400
400
#B18FD3
oklch(70.6% 0.103 306.8)
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Step 500
500
#9E72C7
oklch(63% 0.132 306.9)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#8959B3
oklch(55.5% 0.142 307)
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Step 700
700
#75499A
oklch(49.2% 0.131 307.3)
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Step 800
800
#5F3C7D
oklch(42.7% 0.11 307.2)
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Step 900
900
#4D3465
oklch(37.7% 0.086 306.3)
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Step 950
950
#2D1F3B
oklch(27% 0.054 306.2)
#8959B3 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) | #406DB6 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4D6FB1 | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #83697E | 0.103 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6E6E6E | 0.143 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8959B3
#8959B3
oklch(55.5% 0.142 307)
- #5C8103
#5C8103
oklch(55.5% 0.142 127.1)
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 #8959B3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8959B3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.015
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.040
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.058
- Dark Lavender #856798 ΔE 0.062
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.064
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.066
- Dark Lilac #9C6DA5 ΔE 0.071
Use #8959B3 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.