#8971E9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.8% 0.174 289.6), rgb(137, 113, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#8971E9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8971E9 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 113, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 73%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.174 289.6) |
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 #8971E9 | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8971E9 | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8971E9 text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8971E9 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
#D8D5F7
oklch(88.6% 0.047 289.5)
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Step 300
300
#BFB8F5
oklch(81% 0.086 289.6)
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Step 400
400
#9F91EF
oklch(70.7% 0.135 289.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8971E9
oklch(62.8% 0.174 289.6)
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Step 600
600
#7557D8
oklch(55.6% 0.189 289.5)
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Step 700
700
#6346BB
oklch(49.1% 0.175 289.8)
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Step 800
800
#503A98
oklch(42.6% 0.147 289.5)
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Step 900
900
#423379
oklch(37.7% 0.115 289.6)
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Step 950
950
#261F47
oklch(27% 0.072 288.7)
#8971E9 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) | #3C86ED | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3E81E6 | 0.093 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6E8AA2 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8971E9
#8971E9
oklch(62.8% 0.174 289.6)
- #8F8F00
#8F8F00
oklch(62.9% 0.137 109.8)
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 #8971E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8971E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.026
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.033
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.049
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.069
Use #8971E9 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.