#9271F0
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64% 0.183 292.4), rgb(146, 113, 240).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).
About this color
#9271F0 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.84:1 |
| White text | 3.59:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9271F0 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 113, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 81%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.183 292.4) |
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 #9271F0 | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9271F0 | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc 40.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9271F0 text on white | 3.59:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9271F0 text on black | 5.84:1 | AA | Lc -38.4 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C2B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 292.9)
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Step 400
400
#A48EF2
oklch(70.7% 0.144 292.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9271F0
oklch(64% 0.183 292.4)
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Step 600
600
#7B52DB
oklch(55.6% 0.199 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6841BE
oklch(49.1% 0.186 292.6)
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Step 800
800
#54379A
oklch(42.7% 0.154 292.1)
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Step 900
900
#45317A
oklch(37.7% 0.119 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#9271F0 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) | #3889F4 | 0.111 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F85ED | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #798BA6 | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.184 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9271F0
#9271F0
oklch(64% 0.183 292.4)
- #8E9400
#8E9400
oklch(64% 0.142 112.6)
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 #9271F0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9271F0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.065
Use #9271F0 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.