#9179EB
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65% 0.165 290.8), rgb(145, 121, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.13:1).
About this color
#9179EB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.165 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.13:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.165) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.13:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9179EB |
| RGB | rgb(145, 121, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 74%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.165 290.8) |
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 #9179EB | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9179EB | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9179EB text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9179EB text on black | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7F9
oklch(93.5% 0.024 291)
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Step 200
200
#D8D5F5
oklch(88.5% 0.044 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B8F2
oklch(80.9% 0.081 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A191EB
oklch(70.7% 0.13 290.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9179EB
oklch(65% 0.165 290.8)
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Step 600
600
#7759D2
oklch(55.7% 0.179 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#6448B6
oklch(49.1% 0.166 290.7)
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Step 800
800
#513C94
oklch(42.8% 0.139 290.3)
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Step 900
900
#433476
oklch(37.7% 0.109 290.7)
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Step 950
950
#271F45
oklch(27% 0.069 290.8)
#9179EB 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) | #4D8DEF | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F88E8 | 0.087 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7990A7 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.166 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9179EB
#9179EB
oklch(65% 0.165 290.8)
- #949600
#949600
oklch(65% 0.143 110.7)
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 #9179EB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9179EB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.038
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.067
Use #9179EB 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.