#916EE8
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.178 293.9), rgb(145, 110, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.59:1).
About this color
#916EE8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.178 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 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.59:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.59:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #916EE8 |
| RGB | rgb(145, 110, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 73%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.178 293.9) |
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 #916EE8 | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #916EE8 | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #916EE8 text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #916EE8 text on black | 5.59:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F7
oklch(88.6% 0.048 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F4
oklch(80.9% 0.087 294)
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Step 400
400
#A68EEE
oklch(70.7% 0.139 294.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#916EE8
oklch(63% 0.178 293.9)
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Step 600
600
#7D53D7
oklch(55.7% 0.193 293.8)
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Step 700
700
#6A42BA
oklch(49.1% 0.18 294.1)
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Step 800
800
#563797
oklch(42.7% 0.15 294)
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Step 900
900
#463178
oklch(37.6% 0.116 293.7)
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Step 950
950
#291E46
oklch(27.1% 0.072 293.7)
#916EE8 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) | #3A85EC | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4282E5 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B87A1 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.178 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #916EE8
#916EE8
oklch(63% 0.178 293.9)
- #899100
#899100
oklch(62.9% 0.141 113.6)
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 #916EE8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #916EE8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.021
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
Use #916EE8 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.