#906BFB
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.6% 0.205 291.3), rgb(144, 107, 251).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#906BFB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.205 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.205) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906BFB |
| RGB | rgb(144, 107, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 95%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.205 291.3) |
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 #906BFB | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906BFB | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906BFB text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906BFB text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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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)
#906BFB
oklch(63.6% 0.205 291.3)
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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
#5432A3
oklch(42.7% 0.171 291.2)
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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)
#906BFB 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) | #0087FF | 0.129 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1882F8 | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #718BA9 | 0.167 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.206 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906BFB
#906BFB
oklch(63.6% 0.205 291.3)
- #8F9200
#8F9200
oklch(63.6% 0.14 111.2)
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 #906BFB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906BFB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
Use #906BFB 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.