#8970E4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.3% 0.169 290.6), rgb(137, 112, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.50:1).
About this color
#8970E4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.169 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 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.50:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.50:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8970E4 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 112, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 68%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.169 290.6) |
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 #8970E4 | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8970E4 | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8970E4 text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8970E4 text on black | 5.50:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#D8D5F6
oklch(88.6% 0.045 289.6)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F3
oklch(81% 0.083 290.6)
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Step 400
400
#A191ED
oklch(70.8% 0.133 290.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8970E4
oklch(62.3% 0.169 290.6)
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Step 600
600
#7758D5
oklch(55.7% 0.184 290.6)
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Step 700
700
#6447B8
oklch(49.1% 0.17 290.6)
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Step 800
800
#513B95
oklch(42.7% 0.141 290.4)
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Step 900
900
#433477
oklch(37.8% 0.11 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271F46
oklch(27.1% 0.07 290.3)
#8970E4 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) | #3F85E8 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4280E1 | 0.091 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #70889F | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8970E4
#8970E4
oklch(62.3% 0.169 290.6)
- #8C8E00
#8C8E00
oklch(62.4% 0.137 110.8)
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 #8970E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8970E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
Use #8970E4 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.