#8B69CA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(59.7% 0.146 298), rgb(139, 105, 202).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.97:1).
About this color
#8B69CA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.97:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 4.97:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8B69CA |
| RGB | rgb(139, 105, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 48%, 60%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.146 298) |
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 #8B69CA | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8B69CA | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8B69CA text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8B69CA text on black | 4.97:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#F6F4FB
oklch(97.1% 0.009 299.2)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F6
oklch(93.5% 0.021 298.2)
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Step 200
200
#DCD4F1
oklch(88.5% 0.04 298.2)
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Step 300
300
#C6B7E9
oklch(80.9% 0.071 298.5)
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Step 400
400
#A991DE
oklch(70.7% 0.113 297.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8B69CA
oklch(59.7% 0.146 298)
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Step 600
600
#805AC2
oklch(55.6% 0.157 298)
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Step 700
700
#6C49A8
oklch(49.1% 0.147 297.7)
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Step 800
800
#583C88
oklch(42.6% 0.123 298)
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Step 900
900
#48346D
oklch(37.6% 0.096 297.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A1F40
oklch(27% 0.061 297.6)
#8B69CA 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) | #497BCD | 0.094 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #517AC8 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E7B90 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8B69CA
#8B69CA
oklch(59.7% 0.146 298)
- #798A00
#798A00
oklch(59.9% 0.139 118.1)
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 #8B69CA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.032
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.035
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.061
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.061
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
Use #8B69CA 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.