#8965D9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.8% 0.171 295), rgb(137, 101, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.92:1).
About this color
#8965D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.92:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.92:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8965D9 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 101, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 60%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.171 295) |
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 #8965D9 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8965D9 | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8965D9 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8965D9 text on black | 4.92:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD4F5
oklch(88.6% 0.046 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F2
oklch(80.9% 0.085 295.1)
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Step 400
400
#A78EEB
oklch(70.6% 0.135 295.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8965D9
oklch(59.8% 0.171 295)
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Step 600
600
#7E54D2
oklch(55.6% 0.186 295)
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Step 700
700
#6B43B6
oklch(49% 0.173 295.3)
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Step 800
800
#573893
oklch(42.6% 0.143 295.4)
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Step 900
900
#473275
oklch(37.7% 0.111 295)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#8965D9 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) | #337CDD | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C79D6 | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #767D95 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8965D9
#8965D9
oklch(59.8% 0.171 295)
- #7E8800
#7E8800
oklch(59.8% 0.135 114.8)
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 #8965D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8965D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.039
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.049
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.060
Use #8965D9 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.