#8968EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.4% 0.19 291.4), rgb(137, 104, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.24:1).
About this color
#8968EB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.190 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 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.24:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.24:1 |
| White text | 4.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8968EB |
| RGB | rgb(137, 104, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 77%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.19 291.4) |
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 #8968EB | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8968EB | 5.24:1 | AA | Lc 37.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8968EB text on white | 4.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8968EB text on black | 5.24:1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6F8
oklch(80.9% 0.093 291.8)
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Step 400
400
#A28EF5
oklch(70.7% 0.148 291.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8968EB
oklch(61.4% 0.19 291.4)
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Step 600
600
#7A51DF
oklch(55.7% 0.205 291.6)
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Step 700
700
#6740C2
oklch(49.1% 0.192 291.5)
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Step 800
800
#53369D
oklch(42.7% 0.159 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#44307D
oklch(37.6% 0.125 291.2)
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Step 950
950
#281D49
oklch(27% 0.079 291.8)
#8968EB 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) | #1F81EF | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #287CE8 | 0.112 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E84A0 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8968EB
#8968EB
oklch(61.4% 0.19 291.4)
- #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 #8968EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8968EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.023
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.040
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.072
Use #8968EB 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.