#896CEE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.3% 0.188 290.1), rgb(137, 108, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.44:1).
About this color
#896CEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.44:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.44:1 |
| White text | 3.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #896CEE |
| RGB | rgb(137, 108, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.188 290.1) |
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 #896CEE | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #896CEE | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #896CEE text on white | 3.85:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #896CEE text on black | 5.44:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#D8D4F9
oklch(88.5% 0.051 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F8
oklch(80.9% 0.091 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A08FF5
oklch(70.8% 0.146 289.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#896CEE
oklch(62.3% 0.188 290.1)
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Step 600
600
#7752DF
oklch(55.5% 0.204 290.2)
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Step 700
700
#6441C2
oklch(49% 0.191 290)
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Step 800
800
#52379D
oklch(42.7% 0.157 290.3)
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Step 900
900
#43317D
oklch(37.7% 0.123 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#271E49
oklch(27.1% 0.077 289.9)
#896CEE 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) | #2884F2 | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2D7FEB | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C88A3 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #896CEE
#896CEE
oklch(62.3% 0.188 290.1)
- #8D8D00
#8D8D00
oklch(62.3% 0.136 109.8)
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 #896CEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #896CEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.025
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.067
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.071
Use #896CEE 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.