#8975EB
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.6% 0.171 288.3), rgb(137, 117, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.80:1).
About this color
#8975EB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 288°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.80:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8975EB |
| RGB | rgb(137, 117, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 75%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.171 288.3) |
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 #8975EB | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8975EB | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8975EB text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8975EB 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
#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
#D7D5F7
oklch(88.5% 0.047 288.1)
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Step 300
300
#BEB8F4
oklch(80.8% 0.084 288.9)
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Step 400
400
#9E92EF
oklch(70.8% 0.134 288.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8975EB
oklch(63.6% 0.171 288.3)
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Step 600
600
#7359D7
oklch(55.7% 0.185 288.4)
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Step 700
700
#6148BB
oklch(49.2% 0.173 288.4)
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Step 800
800
#4F3C97
oklch(42.8% 0.143 288.5)
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Step 900
900
#413478
oklch(37.7% 0.112 288.7)
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Step 950
950
#261F46
oklch(27% 0.07 289.1)
#8975EB 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) | #4289EF | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4384E8 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6D8EA5 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8975EB
#8975EB
oklch(63.6% 0.171 288.3)
- #939000
#939000
oklch(63.5% 0.137 108.3)
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 #8975EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #8975EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.048
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.069
Use #8975EB 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.