#9075E4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.8% 0.162 292.4), rgb(144, 117, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.85:1).
About this color
#9075E4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.162 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.162) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.85:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9075E4 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 117, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 67%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.162 292.4) |
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 #9075E4 | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9075E4 | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9075E4 text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9075E4 text on black | 5.85:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
-
Step 100
100
#EAE7F8
oklch(93.5% 0.023 294.1)
-
Step 200
200
#D9D4F4
oklch(88.4% 0.044 292.6)
-
Step 300
300
#C1B8F0
oklch(80.9% 0.079 291.9)
-
Step 400
400
#A391E9
oklch(70.8% 0.127 292.2)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#9075E4
oklch(63.8% 0.162 292.4)
-
Step 600
600
#7958CF
oklch(55.5% 0.176 292.5)
-
Step 700
700
#6648B4
oklch(49.2% 0.164 292.1)
-
Step 800
800
#533C91
oklch(42.7% 0.134 292.2)
-
Step 900
900
#443474
oklch(37.7% 0.106 292.1)
-
Step 950
950
#281F44
oklch(27% 0.067 292.5)
#9075E4 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) | #4B89E8 | 0.093 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F85E1 | 0.088 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B8BA2 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.163 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9075E4
#9075E4
oklch(63.8% 0.162 292.4)
- #8E9300
#8E9300
oklch(63.8% 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 #9075E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9075E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.017
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.046
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
Use #9075E4 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.