#8965EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.2% 0.197 291.6), rgb(137, 101, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).
About this color
#8965EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.197 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 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.15:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8965EE |
| RGB | rgb(137, 101, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 80%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.197 291.6) |
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 #8965EE | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8965EE | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8965EE text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8965EE text on black | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc -34.1 | 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
#D9D3FB
oklch(88.4% 0.055 292.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 291.5)
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Step 400
400
#A38CF8
oklch(70.6% 0.155 291.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8965EE
oklch(61.2% 0.197 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7A4EE3
oklch(55.6% 0.214 291.4)
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Step 700
700
#683DC6
oklch(49.2% 0.2 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#5434A0
oklch(42.7% 0.165 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#452F7F
oklch(37.7% 0.129 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#8965EE 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) | #0080F3 | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #187BEB | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C83A0 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8965EE
#8965EE
oklch(61.2% 0.197 291.6)
- #878B00
#878B00
oklch(61.3% 0.135 111.8)
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 #8965EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8965EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.051
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.070
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.072
Use #8965EE 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.