#8971EE
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.1% 0.181 289), rgb(137, 113, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).
About this color
#8971EE 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 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.66:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8971EE |
| RGB | rgb(137, 113, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 79%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.181 289) |
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 #8971EE | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8971EE | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8971EE text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8971EE text on black | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D7D4F8
oklch(88.4% 0.049 289.2)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F7
oklch(81% 0.088 288.6)
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Step 400
400
#9F90F3
oklch(70.7% 0.142 289.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8971EE
oklch(63.1% 0.181 289)
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Step 600
600
#7455DC
oklch(55.5% 0.197 288.9)
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Step 700
700
#6244BF
oklch(49% 0.183 289)
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Step 800
800
#50399B
oklch(42.7% 0.152 289.1)
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Step 900
900
#42337B
oklch(37.8% 0.117 289.1)
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Step 950
950
#261E48
oklch(26.9% 0.075 289.1)
#8971EE 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) | #3687F2 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3882EB | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6C8CA5 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8971EE
#8971EE
oklch(63.1% 0.181 289)
- #918F00
#918F00
oklch(63.1% 0.137 108.8)
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 #8971EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8971EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.045
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
Use #8971EE 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.