#8969DD
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(60.7% 0.17 293.4), rgb(137, 105, 221).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.12:1).
About this color
#8969DD is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.12:1 |
| White text | 4.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8969DD |
| RGB | rgb(137, 105, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 63%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.17 293.4) |
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 #8969DD | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8969DD | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc 36.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8969DD text on white | 4.09:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8969DD text on black | 5.12:1 | AA | Lc -33.8 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F2
oklch(80.9% 0.083 293)
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Step 400
400
#A58FEB
oklch(70.7% 0.133 293.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8969DD
oklch(60.7% 0.17 293.4)
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Step 600
600
#7B55D3
oklch(55.5% 0.185 293.3)
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Step 700
700
#6845B7
oklch(49.1% 0.172 293.2)
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Step 800
800
#553994
oklch(42.7% 0.143 293.6)
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Step 900
900
#463276
oklch(37.7% 0.112 293.9)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#8969DD 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) | #377FE1 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3E7BDA | 0.099 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748199 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8969DD
#8969DD
oklch(60.7% 0.17 293.4)
- #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 #8969DD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8969DD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.060
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
Use #8969DD 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.