#906AFA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.4% 0.206 291.6), rgb(144, 106, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#906AFA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.206 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.206) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906AFA |
| RGB | rgb(144, 106, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 94%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.206 291.6) |
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 #906AFA | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906AFA | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906AFA text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906AFA text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FD
oklch(80.9% 0.101 291.6)
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Step 400
400
#A38BFC
oklch(70.7% 0.162 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906AFA
oklch(63.4% 0.206 291.6)
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Step 600
600
#7B4BE8
oklch(55.6% 0.223 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#683ACA
oklch(49.1% 0.208 291.4)
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Step 800
800
#5532A3
oklch(42.8% 0.172 291.7)
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Step 900
900
#452E81
oklch(37.7% 0.133 291.5)
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Step 950
950
#281C4C
oklch(27% 0.085 291.2)
#906AFA 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) | #0086FF | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1781F7 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #728AA8 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.207 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906AFA
#906AFA
oklch(63.4% 0.206 291.6)
- #8E9200
#8E9200
oklch(63.5% 0.14 111.7)
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 #906AFA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906AFA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
Use #906AFA 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.