#926FE6
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.1% 0.174 294.5), rgb(146, 111, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#926FE6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.174 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #926FE6 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 111, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 70%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.174 294.5) |
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 #926FE6 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #926FE6 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #926FE6 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #926FE6 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F3
oklch(80.9% 0.086 294.9)
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Step 400
400
#A68EEC
oklch(70.6% 0.136 294.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#926FE6
oklch(63.1% 0.174 294.5)
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Step 600
600
#7D54D4
oklch(55.6% 0.188 294.2)
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Step 700
700
#6A43B8
oklch(49.1% 0.176 294.3)
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Step 800
800
#563895
oklch(42.7% 0.146 294.2)
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Step 900
900
#473276
oklch(37.8% 0.112 294.7)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#926FE6 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) | #3F85EA | 0.107 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4682E3 | 0.102 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E87A0 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #926FE6
#926FE6
oklch(63.1% 0.174 294.5)
- #889200
#889200
oklch(63% 0.142 114.5)
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 #926FE6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #926FE6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.017
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.053
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.057
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
Use #926FE6 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.