#9075F6
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.9% 0.185 289.9), rgb(144, 117, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.06:1).
About this color
#9075F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.06:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.06:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9075F6 |
| RGB | rgb(144, 117, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 88%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.185 289.9) |
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 #9075F6 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9075F6 | 6.06:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9075F6 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9075F6 text on black | 6.06:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4F9
oklch(88.5% 0.051 290.3)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F8
oklch(80.9% 0.091 289.8)
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Step 400
400
#A08FF4
oklch(70.7% 0.145 289.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9075F6
oklch(64.9% 0.185 289.9)
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Step 600
600
#7653DE
oklch(55.5% 0.202 289.8)
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Step 700
700
#6442C1
oklch(49.1% 0.188 290)
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Step 800
800
#51389C
oklch(42.7% 0.155 289.7)
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Step 900
900
#43327C
oklch(37.8% 0.12 290)
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Step 950
950
#271E49
oklch(27.1% 0.077 289.9)
#9075F6 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) | #398CFA | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3C87F3 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7390AA | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9075F6
#9075F6
oklch(64.9% 0.185 289.9)
- #959500
#959500
oklch(64.8% 0.141 109.8)
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 #9075F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9075F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.031
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.057
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.063
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
Use #9075F6 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.