#9368EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.194 295), rgb(147, 104, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#9368EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9368EE |
| RGB | rgb(147, 104, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.194 295) |
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 #9368EE | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9368EE | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9368EE text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9368EE text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -36.0 | 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
#EBE7FB
oklch(93.7% 0.027 295)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F9
oklch(88.5% 0.052 295)
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Step 300
300
#C5B5F8
oklch(81% 0.095 295.2)
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Step 400
400
#A88BF4
oklch(70.7% 0.151 295)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9368EE
oklch(62.6% 0.194 295)
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Step 600
600
#804CDE
oklch(55.5% 0.211 295)
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Step 700
700
#6D3CC1
oklch(49.1% 0.196 295.1)
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Step 800
800
#58339C
oklch(42.7% 0.162 294.8)
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Step 900
900
#482E7C
oklch(37.6% 0.127 294.9)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C49
oklch(27% 0.081 294.8)
#9368EE 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) | #2183F2 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3280EB | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C84A1 | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9368EE
#9368EE
oklch(62.6% 0.194 295)
- #869100
#869100
oklch(62.6% 0.142 115)
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 #9368EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9368EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.038
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.071
Use #9368EE 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.