#906FE3
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.7% 0.17 294.1), rgb(144, 111, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#906FE3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906FE3 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 111, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 67%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.17 294.1) |
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 #906FE3 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906FE3 | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906FE3 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906FE3 text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 293.8)
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Step 300
300
#C3B7F2
oklch(81% 0.083 293.8)
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Step 400
400
#A68FEB
oklch(70.7% 0.133 294.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906FE3
oklch(62.7% 0.17 294.1)
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Step 600
600
#7C55D2
oklch(55.5% 0.184 293.9)
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Step 700
700
#6944B6
oklch(49% 0.172 294.1)
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Step 800
800
#563993
oklch(42.7% 0.142 294.5)
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Step 900
900
#463275
oklch(37.6% 0.11 294.2)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#906FE3 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) | #4185E7 | 0.104 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4882E0 | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C869F | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906FE3
#906FE3
oklch(62.7% 0.17 294.1)
- #889100
#889100
oklch(62.8% 0.141 114.1)
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 #906FE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906FE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.014
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
Use #906FE3 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.