#8972EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.179 288.7), rgb(137, 114, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#8972EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 289°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8972EE |
| RGB | rgb(137, 114, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 78%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.179 288.7) |
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 #8972EE | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8972EE | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8972EE text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8972EE text on black | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#E9E8FA
oklch(93.7% 0.024 288.5)
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Step 200
200
#D7D5F8
oklch(88.6% 0.048 288)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F6
oklch(80.9% 0.087 288.7)
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Step 400
400
#9E90F2
oklch(70.6% 0.141 288.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8972EE
oklch(63.3% 0.179 288.7)
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Step 600
600
#7456DC
oklch(55.7% 0.195 288.7)
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Step 700
700
#6245BF
oklch(49.2% 0.182 288.8)
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Step 800
800
#4F3A9A
oklch(42.7% 0.15 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#41337B
oklch(37.7% 0.117 288.4)
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Step 950
950
#261F48
oklch(27.1% 0.074 288.3)
#8972EE 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) | #3888F2 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A82EB | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6B8CA5 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8972EE
#8972EE
oklch(63.3% 0.179 288.7)
- #929000
#929000
oklch(63.4% 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 #8972EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8972EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.068
Use #8972EE 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.