#906FEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.4% 0.184 292.3), rgb(144, 111, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.69:1).
About this color
#906FEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.69:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.69:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #906FEE |
| RGB | rgb(144, 111, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.184 292.3) |
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 #906FEE | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #906FEE | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #906FEE text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #906FEE text on black | 5.69:1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 292.9)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF2
oklch(70.7% 0.144 292.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#906FEE
oklch(63.4% 0.184 292.3)
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Step 600
600
#7B52DB
oklch(55.6% 0.199 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6841BE
oklch(49.1% 0.186 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#54379A
oklch(42.7% 0.154 292.1)
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Step 900
900
#45317A
oklch(37.7% 0.119 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#906FEE 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) | #3487F2 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B83EB | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #778AA4 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #906FEE
#906FEE
oklch(63.4% 0.184 292.3)
- #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 #906FEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #906FEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.047
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
Use #906FEE 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.