#8969E1
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61% 0.175 292.7), rgb(137, 105, 225).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#8969E1 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.175 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 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.175) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.17:1 |
| White text | 4.06:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8969E1 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 105, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 67%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.175 292.7) |
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 #8969E1 | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8969E1 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8969E1 text on white | 4.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8969E1 text on black | 5.17:1 | 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
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F4
oklch(81% 0.086 292.6)
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Step 400
400
#A48FEE
oklch(70.7% 0.137 292.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8969E1
oklch(61% 0.175 292.7)
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Step 600
600
#7B54D6
oklch(55.6% 0.19 293)
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Step 700
700
#6844BA
oklch(49.2% 0.177 292.8)
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Step 800
800
#543996
oklch(42.7% 0.146 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#453278
oklch(37.7% 0.115 292.5)
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Step 950
950
#281E46
oklch(27% 0.072 292.4)
#8969E1 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) | #3380E5 | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A7CDE | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #72829B | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.176 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8969E1
#8969E1
oklch(61% 0.175 292.7)
- #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 #8969E1, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8969E1.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
Use #8969E1 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.