#896EE4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.172 291.1), rgb(137, 110, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.41:1).
About this color
#896EE4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.172 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.172) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.41:1 |
| White text | 3.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #896EE4 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 110, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 69%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.172 291.1) |
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 #896EE4 | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #896EE4 | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc 38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #896EE4 text on white | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #896EE4 text on black | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F3
oklch(81% 0.083 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A190EE
oklch(70.7% 0.135 290.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#896EE4
oklch(62% 0.172 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7856D6
oklch(55.6% 0.188 291.3)
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Step 700
700
#6546B9
oklch(49.1% 0.173 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#523A96
oklch(42.7% 0.144 291.1)
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Step 900
900
#433377
oklch(37.6% 0.112 290.9)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#896EE4 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) | #3B83E8 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F7FE1 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #70869F | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #896EE4
#896EE4
oklch(62% 0.172 291.1)
- #8A8D00
#8A8D00
oklch(62% 0.137 111.3)
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 #896EE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #896EE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.023
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
Use #896EE4 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.