#9068ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.2% 0.192 293.9), rgb(144, 104, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.38:1).
About this color
#9068ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.38:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.38:1 |
| White text | 3.89:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9068ED |
| RGB | rgb(144, 104, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 79%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.192 293.9) |
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 #9068ED | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9068ED | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc 38.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9068ED text on white | 3.89:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9068ED text on black | 5.38:1 | AA | Lc -35.6 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F9
oklch(88.4% 0.052 293.7)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5F8
oklch(80.8% 0.094 293.8)
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Step 400
400
#A78CF4
oklch(70.8% 0.15 294.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9068ED
oklch(62.2% 0.192 293.9)
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Step 600
600
#7E4EDF
oklch(55.6% 0.209 293.7)
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Step 700
700
#6B3DC1
oklch(49.1% 0.194 294)
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Step 800
800
#57349C
oklch(42.7% 0.16 294)
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Step 900
900
#472F7C
oklch(37.7% 0.125 293.9)
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Step 950
950
#291C49
oklch(26.9% 0.08 293.6)
#9068ED 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) | #2082F1 | 0.126 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F7FEA | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7884A1 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9068ED
#9068ED
oklch(62.2% 0.192 293.9)
- #878F00
#878F00
oklch(62.2% 0.139 113.7)
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 #9068ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9068ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.044
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.071
Use #9068ED 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.