#8979CC

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(62.6% 0.123 291.3), rgb(137, 121, 204).

Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).

About this color

#8979CC is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.123 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.123)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.67:1
White text	3.70:1

Values

HEX	#8979CC
RGB	rgb(137, 121, 204)
HSL	hsl(252, 45%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.6% 0.123 291.3)

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 #8979CC	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc -70.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #8979CC	5.67:1	AA	Lc 39.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8979CC text on white	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc 64.5	Content text, not long reading
#8979CC text on black	5.67:1	AA	Lc -37.2	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.

Step 50
50

#F5F5FB

oklch(97.2% 0.008 286.3)
Step 100
100

#E9E8F5

oklch(93.6% 0.017 289.6)
Step 200
200

#D9D6EE

oklch(88.6% 0.033 291.5)
Step 300
300

#C0BAE5

oklch(80.8% 0.06 291.4)
Step 400
400

#A196D8

oklch(70.7% 0.096 291.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#8979CC

oklch(62.6% 0.123 291.3)
Step 600
600

#7562BB

oklch(55.6% 0.135 291.2)
Step 700
700

#6351A1

oklch(49.2% 0.125 291.5)
Step 800
800

#504382

oklch(42.7% 0.102 290.9)
Step 900
900

#423969

oklch(37.7% 0.081 290.6)
Step 950
950

#27223D

oklch(27.1% 0.049 291.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8979CC 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)	#5F86CF	0.061
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6183CA	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#798899	0.101
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.123