#936AF8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(63.5% 0.203 293), rgb(147, 106, 248).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.65:1).
About this color
#936AF8 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.203 and its hue 293°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.041 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.65:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 5.65:1 |
| White text | 3.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #936AF8 |
| RGB | rgb(147, 106, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 91%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.203 293) |
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 #936AF8 | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #936AF8 | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #936AF8 text on white | 3.71:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #936AF8 text on black | 5.65:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | 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
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3FB
oklch(88.5% 0.055 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B5FB
oklch(81% 0.098 293.2)
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Step 400
400
#A68BFA
oklch(70.8% 0.159 293.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#936AF8
oklch(63.5% 0.203 293)
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Step 600
600
#7E4AE5
oklch(55.6% 0.221 293.2)
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Step 700
700
#6B3AC7
oklch(49.2% 0.205 293.3)
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Step 800
800
#5631A1
oklch(42.6% 0.17 292.9)
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Step 900
900
#472D80
oklch(37.7% 0.133 293.4)
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Step 950
950
#291C4B
oklch(27.1% 0.084 292.7)
#936AF8 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) | #0C86FD | 0.133 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2482F5 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7889A7 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #936AF8
#936AF8
oklch(63.5% 0.203 293)
- #8C9300
#8C9300
oklch(63.6% 0.142 113.1)
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 #936AF8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #936AF8.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.042
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.056
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.069
Use #936AF8 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.