#9166F4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(62.5% 0.204 293.6), rgb(145, 102, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.41:1).
About this color
#9166F4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.41:1 |
| White text | 3.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9166F4 |
| RGB | rgb(145, 102, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 87%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.204 293.6) |
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 #9166F4 | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9166F4 | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc 38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9166F4 text on white | 3.88:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9166F4 text on black | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc -35.8 | 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
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FB
oklch(88.5% 0.055 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5FB
oklch(81% 0.098 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A78AF9
oklch(70.7% 0.159 294)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9166F4
oklch(62.5% 0.204 293.6)
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Step 600
600
#7F4AE5
oklch(55.7% 0.221 293.6)
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Step 700
700
#6C39C7
oklch(49.1% 0.206 293.8)
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Step 800
800
#5731A1
oklch(42.7% 0.17 293.4)
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Step 900
900
#472D80
oklch(37.7% 0.133 293.4)
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Step 950
950
#291B4B
oklch(26.9% 0.085 293.3)
#9166F4 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) | #0083F9 | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1D7FF1 | 0.129 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7785A3 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9166F4
#9166F4
oklch(62.5% 0.204 293.6)
- #889000
#889000
oklch(62.5% 0.14 113.7)
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 #9166F4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9166F4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.078
Use #9166F4 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.