#9169EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.3% 0.187 294.7), rgb(145, 105, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.41:1).
About this color
#9169EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.41:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.41:1 |
| White text | 3.87:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9169EA |
| RGB | rgb(145, 105, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 75%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.187 294.7) |
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 #9169EA | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9169EA | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc 38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9169EA text on white | 3.87:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9169EA text on black | 5.41:1 | AA | Lc -35.7 | 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
#EBE7FA
oklch(93.7% 0.026 295.5)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F8
oklch(88.5% 0.051 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4B5F6
oklch(80.8% 0.092 294.8)
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Step 400
400
#A78CF2
oklch(70.6% 0.147 294.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9169EA
oklch(62.3% 0.187 294.7)
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Step 600
600
#7F4FDB
oklch(55.6% 0.203 294.6)
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Step 700
700
#6C3FBE
oklch(49.2% 0.188 294.8)
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Step 800
800
#57359A
oklch(42.7% 0.157 294.3)
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Step 900
900
#482F7A
oklch(37.6% 0.122 295.3)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D48
oklch(27.1% 0.077 294.7)
#9169EA 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) | #2A83EE | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #377FE7 | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B849F | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9169EA
#9169EA
oklch(62.3% 0.187 294.7)
- #869000
#869000
oklch(62.4% 0.141 114.6)
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 #9169EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9169EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
Use #9169EA 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.