#8972F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.8% 0.19 287.8), rgb(137, 114, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.80:1).
About this color
#8972F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.80:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8972F6 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 114, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 88%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.19 287.8) |
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 #8972F6 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8972F6 | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8972F6 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8972F6 text on black | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E8E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 288.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D4FA
oklch(88.4% 0.052 288.9)
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Step 300
300
#BDB8FA
oklch(81% 0.093 287.6)
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Step 400
400
#9D90F7
oklch(70.8% 0.148 287.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8972F6
oklch(63.8% 0.19 287.8)
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Step 600
600
#7353E2
oklch(55.6% 0.207 288)
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Step 700
700
#6143C4
oklch(49.2% 0.191 288)
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Step 800
800
#4E389F
oklch(42.7% 0.159 287.5)
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Step 900
900
#41327E
oklch(37.8% 0.123 288.1)
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Step 950
950
#251E4A
oklch(27% 0.079 287.2)
#8972F6 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) | #2D8AFB | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2D83F3 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #678FA9 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8972F6
#8972F6
oklch(63.8% 0.19 287.8)
- #959100
#959100
oklch(63.9% 0.138 107.8)
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 #8972F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8972F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.044
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.068
Use #8972F6 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.