#8E89A4
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(64.4% 0.04 293.7), rgb(142, 137, 164).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.26:1).
About this color
#8E89A4 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.040 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.26:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.040) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.26:1 |
| White text | 3.35:1 |
Values
| HEX | #8E89A4 |
| RGB | rgb(142, 137, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 13%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.4% 0.04 293.7) |
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 #8E89A4 | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #8E89A4 | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc 43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #8E89A4 text on white | 3.35:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #8E89A4 text on black | 6.26:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | 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
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE9ED
oklch(93.6% 0.005 297.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D8E0
oklch(88.5% 0.011 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1BECC
oklch(80.8% 0.02 295.8)
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Step 400
400
#A19DB3
oklch(70.7% 0.032 293.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#8E89A4
oklch(64.4% 0.04 293.7)
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Step 600
600
#746F8B
oklch(55.6% 0.043 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#615D76
oklch(49.2% 0.04 292.2)
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Step 800
800
#504C60
oklch(42.8% 0.033 294.1)
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Step 900
900
#423F4E
oklch(37.7% 0.026 294.3)
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Step 950
950
#27252E
oklch(27% 0.017 295.4)
#8E89A4 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) | #838DA5 | 0.018 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #848CA3 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A8D92 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.040 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #8E89A4
#8E89A4
oklch(64.4% 0.04 293.7)
- #8D9074
#8D9074
oklch(64.3% 0.04 112.5)
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 #8E89A4, 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
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.032
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.035
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.038
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.039
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.039
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.043
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.043
Use #8E89A4 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.