#8970ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.9% 0.181 289.4), rgb(137, 112, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#8970ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8970ED |
| RGB | rgb(137, 112, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 78%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.181 289.4) |
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 #8970ED | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8970ED | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8970ED text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8970ED text on black | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 290.4)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 289.4)
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Step 400
400
#9F90F2
oklch(70.7% 0.141 289.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8970ED
oklch(62.9% 0.181 289.4)
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Step 600
600
#7555DC
oklch(55.6% 0.197 289.3)
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Step 700
700
#6344BF
oklch(49.1% 0.183 289.5)
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Step 800
800
#50399A
oklch(42.6% 0.151 289.3)
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Step 900
900
#42327B
oklch(37.6% 0.119 289.5)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#8970ED 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) | #3586F1 | 0.101 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3781EA | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C8BA4 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8970ED
#8970ED
oklch(62.9% 0.181 289.4)
- #908F00
#908F00
oklch(63% 0.137 109.3)
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 #8970ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8970ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.048
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.048
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.070
Use #8970ED 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.