#906AEF
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.7% 0.192 293.2), rgb(144, 106, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#906AEF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 293°. 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 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906AEF |
| RGB | rgb(144, 106, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 81%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.192 293.2) |
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 #906AEF | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906AEF | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906AEF text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906AEF text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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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
#A58CF5
oklch(70.6% 0.151 293.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906AEF
oklch(62.7% 0.192 293.2)
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Step 600
600
#7D4EDF
oklch(55.5% 0.209 293.3)
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Step 700
700
#6A3EC2
oklch(49.2% 0.194 293.2)
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Step 800
800
#56349D
oklch(42.7% 0.162 293.2)
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Step 900
900
#462F7C
oklch(37.6% 0.125 293.2)
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Step 950
950
#291D49
oklch(27.1% 0.079 293)
#906AEF 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) | #2484F3 | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3080EC | 0.117 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7786A2 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906AEF
#906AEF
oklch(62.7% 0.192 293.2)
- #899000
#899000
oklch(62.6% 0.14 113.2)
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 #906AEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906AEF.
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 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
Use #906AEF 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.