#8967EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.5% 0.195 291.2), rgb(137, 103, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.23:1).
About this color
#8967EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 291°. 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 5.23:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.23:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8967EE |
| RGB | rgb(137, 103, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.195 291.2) |
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 #8967EE | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8967EE | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8967EE text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8967EE text on black | 5.23:1 | AA | Lc -34.6 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4FA
oklch(88.6% 0.052 291.3)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 291.5)
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Step 400
400
#A28DF7
oklch(70.7% 0.152 291.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8967EE
oklch(61.5% 0.195 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#794FE2
oklch(55.5% 0.211 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#673EC5
oklch(49.1% 0.198 291.3)
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Step 800
800
#53359F
oklch(42.7% 0.163 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#44307E
oklch(37.7% 0.126 290.9)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#8967EE 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) | #1181F2 | 0.121 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1F7CEB | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C85A1 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8967EE
#8967EE
oklch(61.5% 0.195 291.2)
- #888B00
#888B00
oklch(61.4% 0.135 111.3)
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 #8967EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8967EE.
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 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.052
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.072
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.073
Use #8967EE 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.