#906DF2
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.3% 0.191 292.2), rgb(144, 109, 242).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#906DF2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.191 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 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906DF2 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 109, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 84%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.191 292.2) |
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 #906DF2 | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906DF2 | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906DF2 text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906DF2 text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#D9D4F9
oklch(88.6% 0.051 291.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F9
oklch(81% 0.094 292.4)
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Step 400
400
#A48DF5
oklch(70.7% 0.149 292.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906DF2
oklch(63.3% 0.191 292.2)
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Step 600
600
#7B4FE0
oklch(55.6% 0.209 292.2)
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Step 700
700
#683FC2
oklch(49.1% 0.193 292.1)
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Step 800
800
#55359D
oklch(42.7% 0.16 292.4)
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Step 900
900
#45307D
oklch(37.7% 0.125 291.9)
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Step 950
950
#281D49
oklch(27% 0.079 291.8)
#906DF2 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) | #2886F6 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3282EF | 0.113 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7689A5 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906DF2
#906DF2
oklch(63.3% 0.191 292.2)
- #8D9200
#8D9200
oklch(63.4% 0.141 112.2)
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 #906DF2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906DF2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.049
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
Use #906DF2 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.