#916AF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.1% 0.198 292.9), rgb(145, 106, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.57:1).
About this color
#916AF4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.198 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 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.57:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.57:1 |
| White text | 3.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #916AF4 |
| RGB | rgb(145, 106, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 86%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.198 292.9) |
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 #916AF4 | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #916AF4 | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #916AF4 text on white | 3.76:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #916AF4 text on black | 5.57:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FA
oklch(88.5% 0.054 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B5FA
oklch(80.8% 0.097 292.7)
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Step 400
400
#A58CF8
oklch(70.8% 0.155 292.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#916AF4
oklch(63.1% 0.198 292.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D4CE3
oklch(55.6% 0.216 292.9)
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Step 700
700
#6A3CC5
oklch(49.1% 0.2 292.9)
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Step 800
800
#56339F
oklch(42.7% 0.165 292.9)
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Step 900
900
#462E7E
oklch(37.6% 0.129 293)
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Step 950
950
#291C4A
oklch(27% 0.082 293.1)
#916AF4 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) | #1985F9 | 0.127 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2981F1 | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7688A5 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #916AF4
#916AF4
oklch(63.1% 0.198 292.9)
- #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 #916AF4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #916AF4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.042
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.069
Use #916AF4 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.