#9174F8
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(65% 0.189 290.2), rgb(145, 116, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#9174F8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9174F8 |
| RGB | rgb(145, 116, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 90%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.189 290.2) |
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 #9174F8 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9174F8 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9174F8 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9174F8 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#BFB7F9
oklch(80.9% 0.093 289.7)
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Step 400
400
#A18EF6
oklch(70.7% 0.149 290.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9174F8
oklch(65% 0.189 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#7752E0
oklch(55.6% 0.205 290.1)
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Step 700
700
#6541C3
oklch(49.2% 0.192 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#52379D
oklch(42.7% 0.157 290.3)
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Step 900
900
#43317D
oklch(37.7% 0.123 290.1)
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Step 950
950
#271D49
oklch(26.9% 0.079 290.6)
#9174F8 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) | #348CFD | 0.109 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3987F5 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7490AB | 0.155 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9174F8
#9174F8
oklch(65% 0.189 290.2)
- #959600
#959600
oklch(65.1% 0.142 110.2)
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 #9174F8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9174F8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.043
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.060
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.067
Use #9174F8 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.