#9167FA
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63% 0.21 292.5), rgb(145, 103, 250).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.52:1).
About this color
#9167FA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.210 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.039 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.52:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.210) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.52:1 |
| White text | 3.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9167FA |
| RGB | rgb(145, 103, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 94%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.21 292.5) |
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 #9167FA | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9167FA | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9167FA text on white | 3.80:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9167FA text on black | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FD
oklch(93.7% 0.03 292.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 293)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5FD
oklch(81% 0.101 292.3)
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Step 400
400
#A58AFD
oklch(70.7% 0.164 292.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9167FA
oklch(63% 0.21 292.5)
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Step 600
600
#7D48E9
oklch(55.5% 0.228 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6A38CB
oklch(49.1% 0.212 292.4)
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Step 800
800
#5630A4
oklch(42.7% 0.175 292.4)
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Step 900
900
#462D82
oklch(37.7% 0.136 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#291B4C
oklch(27% 0.087 292.8)
#9167FA 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) | #0085FF | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0980F7 | 0.132 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7488A7 | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.211 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9167FA
#9167FA
oklch(63% 0.21 292.5)
- #8B9100
#8B9100
oklch(63% 0.14 112.7)
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 #9167FA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9167FA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.076
Use #9167FA 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.