#9268F6
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63% 0.203 293.3), rgb(146, 104, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.53:1).
About this color
#9268F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.203 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 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.53:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.53:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9268F6 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 104, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 89%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.203 293.3) |
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 #9268F6 | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9268F6 | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9268F6 text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9268F6 text on black | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#DAD3FB
oklch(88.5% 0.055 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5FB
oklch(81% 0.098 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A68BF9
oklch(70.8% 0.158 293.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9268F6
oklch(63% 0.203 293.3)
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Step 600
600
#7E4AE5
oklch(55.6% 0.221 293.2)
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Step 700
700
#6B39C7
oklch(49% 0.206 293.4)
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Step 800
800
#5731A1
oklch(42.7% 0.17 293.4)
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Step 900
900
#472D80
oklch(37.7% 0.133 293.4)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#9268F6 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) | #0285FB | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2080F3 | 0.128 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7787A5 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9268F6
#9268F6
oklch(63% 0.203 293.3)
- #8A9100
#8A9100
oklch(63% 0.141 113.2)
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 #9268F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9268F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.050
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.073
Use #9268F6 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.