#8967E1
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(60.6% 0.178 293.2), rgb(137, 103, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.09:1).
About this color
#8967E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.178 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.09:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.09:1 |
| White text | 4.12:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8967E1 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 103, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 67%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.178 293.2) |
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 #8967E1 | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8967E1 | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc 36.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8967E1 text on white | 4.12:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8967E1 text on black | 5.09:1 | AA | Lc -33.6 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
-
Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
-
Step 200
200
#DAD4F7
oklch(88.6% 0.048 293.3)
-
Step 300
300
#C2B6F4
oklch(80.8% 0.087 293.2)
-
Step 400
400
#A58EEF
oklch(70.7% 0.14 293.4)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#8967E1
oklch(60.6% 0.178 293.2)
-
Step 600
600
#7C53D8
oklch(55.6% 0.194 293.2)
-
Step 700
700
#6942BB
oklch(49.1% 0.181 293.4)
-
Step 800
800
#553897
oklch(42.7% 0.148 293.1)
-
Step 900
900
#463178
oklch(37.6% 0.116 293.7)
-
Step 950
950
#291E47
oklch(27.2% 0.074 293.2)
#8967E1 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) | #2D7EE5 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #367BDE | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #72819A | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8967E1
#8967E1
oklch(60.6% 0.178 293.2)
- #838A00
#838A00
oklch(60.7% 0.136 113.3)
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 #8967E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8967E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.029
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.064
Use #8967E1 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.