#8962E9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.4% 0.195 292.9), rgb(137, 98, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.98:1).
About this color
#8962E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 293°. 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 4.98:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.98:1 |
| White text | 4.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8962E9 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 98, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 75%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.195 292.9) |
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 #8962E9 | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8962E9 | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8962E9 text on white | 4.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8962E9 text on black | 4.98:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FA
oklch(88.5% 0.054 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5F9
oklch(80.8% 0.096 292.9)
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Step 400
400
#A58CF6
oklch(70.7% 0.152 292.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8962E9
oklch(60.4% 0.195 292.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D4DE1
oklch(55.5% 0.213 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#6A3DC4
oklch(49.2% 0.198 293)
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Step 800
800
#56349E
oklch(42.8% 0.163 293)
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Step 900
900
#462F7E
oklch(37.7% 0.128 292.6)
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Step 950
950
#291C4A
oklch(27% 0.082 293.1)
#8962E9 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) | #007DED | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1B79E6 | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F809C | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8962E9
#8962E9
oklch(60.4% 0.195 292.9)
- #838900
#838900
oklch(60.5% 0.135 112.8)
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 #8962E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8962E9.
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 0.027
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.051
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.067
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.069
Use #8962E9 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.