#908BA4
Closest named color: Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9). oklch(65% 0.037 294.5), rgb(144, 139, 164).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.41:1).
About this color
#908BA4 is a medium-light, muted purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.037 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.037) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Silver Lake Blue (#778DA9) |
| Black text | 6.41:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #908BA4 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 139, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 12%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.037 294.5) |
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 #908BA4 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #908BA4 | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #908BA4 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #908BA4 text on black | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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
#D9D8DF
oklch(88.5% 0.01 292.8)
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Step 300
300
#C1BFCB
oklch(81% 0.017 293.7)
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Step 400
400
#A19DB1
oklch(70.6% 0.029 294.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#908BA4
oklch(65% 0.037 294.5)
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Step 600
600
#746F89
oklch(55.6% 0.04 293.9)
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Step 700
700
#625D74
oklch(49.2% 0.037 295)
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Step 800
800
#504C5F
oklch(42.8% 0.031 294.7)
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Step 900
900
#423F4D
oklch(37.6% 0.024 295)
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Step 950
950
#27252D
oklch(27% 0.015 296.8)
#908BA4 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) | #868EA5 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #868EA3 | 0.016 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C8F93 | 0.032 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.037 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #908BA4
#908BA4
oklch(65% 0.037 294.5)
- #8E9278
#8E9278
oklch(64.9% 0.038 114.6)
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 #908BA4, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.034
- Purpley Grey #947E94 ΔE 0.036
- Cool Gray #8D99AE ΔE 0.037
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.037
- Heather #A484AC ΔE 0.039
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.041
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.045
Use #908BA4 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.