#916AED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.19 294), rgb(145, 106, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.48:1).
About this color
#916AED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.190 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.48:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.48:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #916AED |
| RGB | rgb(145, 106, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.19 294) |
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 #916AED | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #916AED | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #916AED text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #916AED text on black | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#EAE7FB
oklch(93.6% 0.027 292.8)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F9
oklch(88.4% 0.052 293.7)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5F7
oklch(80.8% 0.093 293.9)
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Step 400
400
#A68CF3
oklch(70.6% 0.148 293.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#916AED
oklch(62.6% 0.19 294)
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Step 600
600
#7E4FDD
oklch(55.6% 0.206 293.9)
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Step 700
700
#6B3EC0
oklch(49.1% 0.192 294.1)
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Step 800
800
#57359B
oklch(42.8% 0.158 294)
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Step 900
900
#472F7B
oklch(37.6% 0.124 294.2)
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Step 950
950
#291D48
oklch(27% 0.077 293.4)
#916AED 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) | #2884F1 | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3580EA | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A86A1 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #916AED
#916AED
oklch(62.6% 0.19 294)
- #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 #916AED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #916AED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.058
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
Use #916AED 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.