#9166ED
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62% 0.195 294.7), rgb(145, 102, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.32:1).
About this color
#9166ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.32:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.32:1 |
| White text | 3.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9166ED |
| RGB | rgb(145, 102, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 79%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.195 294.7) |
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 #9166ED | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9166ED | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9166ED text on white | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9166ED text on black | 5.32:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7FB
oklch(93.7% 0.027 295)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F9
oklch(88.5% 0.052 295)
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Step 300
300
#C4B5F8
oklch(80.9% 0.095 294.5)
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Step 400
400
#A88BF5
oklch(70.7% 0.153 294.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9166ED
oklch(62% 0.195 294.7)
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Step 600
600
#804CDF
oklch(55.6% 0.212 294.8)
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Step 700
700
#6D3CC2
oklch(49.2% 0.197 294.9)
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Step 800
800
#58339D
oklch(42.8% 0.163 294.5)
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Step 900
900
#482E7D
oklch(37.7% 0.128 294.6)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C49
oklch(27% 0.081 294.8)
#9166ED 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) | #1981F1 | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2C7EEA | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A83A0 | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9166ED
#9166ED
oklch(62% 0.195 294.7)
- #858F00
#858F00
oklch(62.1% 0.14 114.6)
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 #9166ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9166ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.035
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.064
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.066
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.070
Use #9166ED 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.