#8968E4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61% 0.181 292.5), rgb(137, 104, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).
About this color
#8968E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.181 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 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.16:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8968E4 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 104, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 70%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.181 292.5) |
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 #8968E4 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8968E4 | 5.16:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8968E4 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8968E4 text on black | 5.16:1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F5
oklch(81% 0.087 292.5)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF0
oklch(70.6% 0.141 292.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8968E4
oklch(61% 0.181 292.5)
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Step 600
600
#7B53DA
oklch(55.7% 0.197 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6842BD
oklch(49.1% 0.183 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#543799
oklch(42.6% 0.152 292.3)
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Step 900
900
#453179
oklch(37.6% 0.118 292.6)
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Step 950
950
#281E47
oklch(27% 0.074 292)
#8968E4 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) | #2C80E8 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #347CE1 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #71829C | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8968E4
#8968E4
oklch(61% 0.181 292.5)
- #858A00
#858A00
oklch(60.9% 0.135 112.3)
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 #8968E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8968E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.067
Use #8968E4 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.