#8961EF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.204 292.2), rgb(137, 97, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#8961EF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.204 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8961EF |
| RGB | rgb(137, 97, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 82%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.204 292.2) |
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 #8961EF | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8961EF | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8961EF text on white | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8961EF text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | 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
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5FC
oklch(80.9% 0.1 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A48BFB
oklch(70.7% 0.16 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8961EF
oklch(60.6% 0.204 292.2)
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Step 600
600
#7C4BE7
oklch(55.7% 0.222 292)
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Step 700
700
#693AC8
oklch(49% 0.206 292.2)
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Step 800
800
#5532A2
oklch(42.7% 0.17 291.9)
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Step 900
900
#462E81
oklch(37.8% 0.133 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#8961EF 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) | #007EF4 | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079EC | 0.128 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C819F | 0.164 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8961EF
#8961EF
oklch(60.6% 0.204 292.2)
- #848900
#848900
oklch(60.5% 0.134 112.3)
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 #8961EF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.028
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.072
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.074
Use #8961EF 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.