#936AEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.9% 0.191 294.6), rgb(147, 106, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.53:1).
About this color
#936AEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.191 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 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.53:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.53:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #936AEE |
| RGB | rgb(147, 106, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.191 294.6) |
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 #936AEE | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #936AEE | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #936AEE text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #936AEE text on black | 5.53:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#C4B5F7
oklch(80.9% 0.093 294.7)
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Step 400
400
#A78CF3
oklch(70.7% 0.148 294.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#936AEE
oklch(62.9% 0.191 294.6)
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Step 600
600
#7F4EDD
oklch(55.6% 0.207 294.4)
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Step 700
700
#6C3DC0
oklch(49.1% 0.193 294.7)
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Step 800
800
#58349B
oklch(42.7% 0.159 294.8)
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Step 900
900
#482F7B
oklch(37.7% 0.124 294.9)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C48
oklch(26.9% 0.079 295.3)
#936AEE 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) | #2884F2 | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3681EB | 0.118 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C86A2 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #936AEE
#936AEE
oklch(62.9% 0.191 294.6)
- #879200
#879200
oklch(62.9% 0.143 115)
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 #936AEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #936AEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
Use #936AEE 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.