#8966F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.9% 0.206 290.3), rgb(137, 102, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.29:1).
About this color
#8966F6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.206 and its hue 290°. 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 5.29:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.206) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.29:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8966F6 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 102, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 89%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.206 290.3) |
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 #8966F6 | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8966F6 | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8966F6 text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8966F6 text on black | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc -35.0 | 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
#E9E7FD
oklch(93.6% 0.03 290)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FC
oklch(88.6% 0.055 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FD
oklch(81% 0.1 290.4)
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Step 400
400
#A18CFD
oklch(70.7% 0.161 290.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8966F6
oklch(61.9% 0.206 290.3)
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Step 600
600
#794CE9
oklch(55.7% 0.223 290.4)
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Step 700
700
#663BCB
oklch(49.1% 0.208 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#5332A4
oklch(42.7% 0.173 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#442E82
oklch(37.7% 0.135 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271C4C
oklch(26.9% 0.085 290)
#8966F6 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) | #0082FB | 0.124 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007CF3 | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6886A4 | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.207 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8966F6
#8966F6
oklch(61.9% 0.206 290.3)
- #8B8C00
#8B8C00
oklch(61.9% 0.135 110.3)
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 #8966F6, 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 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.075
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.079
Use #8966F6 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.