#926AFD
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.8% 0.209 291.9), rgb(146, 106, 253).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#926AFD is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.209 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.043 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.209) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #926AFD |
| RGB | rgb(146, 106, 253) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 97%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.209 291.9) |
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 #926AFD | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #926AFD | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 40.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #926AFD text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #926AFD text on black | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc -37.7 | 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
#EAE7FD
oklch(93.7% 0.03 292.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FC
oklch(88.5% 0.056 291.9)
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Step 300
300
#C1B5FE
oklch(80.9% 0.102 291.5)
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Step 400
400
#A48AFD
oklch(70.6% 0.164 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#926AFD
oklch(63.8% 0.209 291.9)
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Step 600
600
#7C49EA
oklch(55.6% 0.228 291.8)
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Step 700
700
#6938CB
oklch(49% 0.211 291.9)
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Step 800
800
#5530A4
oklch(42.6% 0.175 291.9)
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Step 900
900
#462D82
oklch(37.7% 0.136 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#291B4C
oklch(27% 0.087 292.8)
#926AFD 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) | #0087FF | 0.133 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1182FA | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #748BAA | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.210 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #926AFD
#926AFD
oklch(63.8% 0.209 291.9)
- #8E9300
#8E9300
oklch(63.8% 0.141 112.2)
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 #926AFD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #926AFD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
Use #926AFD 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.