#8969E9
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.5% 0.186 291.5), rgb(137, 105, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.26:1).
About this color
#8969E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.26:1 |
| White text | 3.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8969E9 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 105, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 74%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.186 291.5) |
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 #8969E9 | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8969E9 | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8969E9 text on white | 3.99:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8969E9 text on black | 5.26:1 | AA | Lc -34.7 | 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
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F7
oklch(81% 0.09 291.4)
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Step 400
400
#A28EF3
oklch(70.6% 0.145 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8969E9
oklch(61.5% 0.186 291.5)
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Step 600
600
#7952DD
oklch(55.6% 0.202 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6741C0
oklch(49.1% 0.188 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#53379B
oklch(42.7% 0.155 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#44317B
oklch(37.6% 0.12 291.4)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#8969E9 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) | #2781ED | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2E7DE6 | 0.109 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F849F | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8969E9
#8969E9
oklch(61.5% 0.186 291.5)
- #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 #8969E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8969E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.024
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.070
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.070
Use #8969E9 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.