#898BB4
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(65% 0.061 282.4), rgb(137, 139, 180).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.41:1).
About this color
#898BB4 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.061 and its hue 282°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.061) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.41:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #898BB4 |
| RGB | rgb(137, 139, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 22%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.061 282.4) |
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 #898BB4 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #898BB4 | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #898BB4 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #898BB4 text on black | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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
#F5F5F8
oklch(97.1% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E9F0
oklch(93.6% 0.009 286.2)
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Step 200
200
#D7D8E4
oklch(88.5% 0.016 282.2)
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Step 300
300
#BDBFD4
oklch(81% 0.029 281.4)
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Step 400
400
#9B9DBE
oklch(70.6% 0.048 282.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#898BB4
oklch(65% 0.061 282.4)
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Step 600
600
#6D6F9A
oklch(55.7% 0.066 281.9)
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Step 700
700
#5B5C83
oklch(49% 0.062 282.7)
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Step 800
800
#4A4C6A
oklch(42.7% 0.05 281.1)
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Step 900
900
#3E3F56
oklch(37.7% 0.039 282.4)
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Step 950
950
#242533
oklch(27% 0.026 281.3)
#898BB4 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) | #8090B6 | 0.017 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7E8DB3 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F9299 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.061 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #898BB4
#898BB4
oklch(65% 0.061 282.4)
- #969165
#969165
oklch(65% 0.061 102.4)
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 #898BB4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.032
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.040
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.042
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.044
- Faded Blue #658CBB ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.049
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.050
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.051
Use #898BB4 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.