#9272F9
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(64.8% 0.193 290.9), rgb(146, 114, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.99:1).
About this color
#9272F9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 5.99:1 |
| White text | 3.50:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9272F9 |
| RGB | rgb(146, 114, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 92%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.193 290.9) |
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 #9272F9 | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9272F9 | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9272F9 text on white | 3.50:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9272F9 text on black | 5.99:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | 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
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FB
oklch(93.5% 0.027 290.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FA
oklch(88.5% 0.052 290.1)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FA
oklch(80.9% 0.095 290.8)
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Step 400
400
#A28DF7
oklch(70.7% 0.152 291.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9272F9
oklch(64.8% 0.193 290.9)
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Step 600
600
#7950E2
oklch(55.7% 0.21 290.9)
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Step 700
700
#663FC4
oklch(49.1% 0.195 290.9)
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Step 800
800
#53359F
oklch(42.7% 0.163 290.9)
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Step 900
900
#44307E
oklch(37.7% 0.126 290.9)
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Step 950
950
#281D4A
oklch(27.1% 0.08 291.4)
#9272F9 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) | #2E8BFE | 0.115 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3486F6 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #758FAB | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9272F9
#9272F9
oklch(64.8% 0.193 290.9)
- #939500
#939500
oklch(64.7% 0.142 110.7)
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 #9272F9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9272F9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.070
Use #9272F9 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.