#8969EB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(61.6% 0.188 291.2), rgb(137, 105, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.28:1).
About this color
#8969EB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.188 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 5.28:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.28:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8969EB |
| RGB | rgb(137, 105, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 76%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.6% 0.188 291.2) |
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 #8969EB | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8969EB | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8969EB text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8969EB text on black | 5.28:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | 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
#C0B6F8
oklch(80.8% 0.093 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A28EF4
oklch(70.7% 0.147 291.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8969EB
oklch(61.6% 0.188 291.2)
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Step 600
600
#7951DF
oklch(55.6% 0.205 291.2)
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Step 700
700
#6641C1
oklch(49.1% 0.189 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#53369C
oklch(42.6% 0.158 291.3)
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Step 900
900
#44317C
oklch(37.7% 0.122 291.1)
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Step 950
950
#281D49
oklch(27% 0.079 291.8)
#8969EB 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) | #2382EF | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B7DE8 | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E85A0 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8969EB
#8969EB
oklch(61.6% 0.188 291.2)
- #898C00
#898C00
oklch(61.7% 0.136 111.3)
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 #8969EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8969EB.
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 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.056
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.072
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
Use #8969EB 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.