#9075ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.3% 0.174 291.1), rgb(144, 117, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.95:1).
About this color
#9075ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.174 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.95:1 |
| White text | 3.52:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9075ED |
| RGB | rgb(144, 117, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 77%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.174 291.1) |
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 #9075ED | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9075ED | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc 41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9075ED text on white | 3.52:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9075ED text on black | 5.95:1 | AA | Lc -39.1 | 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
#E9E7FA
oklch(93.5% 0.026 290.7)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F7
oklch(88.5% 0.048 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C0B7F4
oklch(80.8% 0.086 291.1)
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Step 400
400
#A290EE
oklch(70.7% 0.135 291.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9075ED
oklch(64.3% 0.174 291.1)
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Step 600
600
#7856D7
oklch(55.6% 0.189 291.1)
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Step 700
700
#6545BA
oklch(49.1% 0.175 291.1)
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Step 800
800
#523A97
oklch(42.8% 0.145 290.8)
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Step 900
900
#433378
oklch(37.7% 0.113 290.6)
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Step 950
950
#271E46
oklch(26.9% 0.072 291.1)
#9075ED 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) | #438AF1 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4786EA | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #778EA6 | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9075ED
#9075ED
oklch(64.3% 0.174 291.1)
- #919400
#919400
oklch(64.3% 0.141 111.2)
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 #9075ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9075ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.028
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.059
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
Use #9075ED 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.