#936DEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.4% 0.187 294), rgb(147, 109, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).
About this color
#936DEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.66:1 |
| White text | 3.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #936DEE |
| RGB | rgb(147, 109, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 79%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.187 294) |
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 #936DEE | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #936DEE | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #936DEE text on white | 3.70:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #936DEE text on black | 5.66:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD3F8
oklch(88.4% 0.051 294)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F6
oklch(80.9% 0.09 293.6)
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Step 400
400
#A68DF2
oklch(70.7% 0.146 293.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#936DEE
oklch(63.4% 0.187 294)
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Step 600
600
#7E50DB
oklch(55.6% 0.202 294.1)
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Step 700
700
#6B3FBE
oklch(49.1% 0.188 294.3)
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Step 800
800
#57359A
oklch(42.7% 0.157 294.3)
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Step 900
900
#47307B
oklch(37.8% 0.122 293.9)
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Step 950
950
#291D48
oklch(27% 0.077 293.4)
#936DEE 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) | #3186F2 | 0.119 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B83EB | 0.113 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C88A3 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #936DEE
#936DEE
oklch(63.4% 0.187 294)
- #8A9300
#8A9300
oklch(63.4% 0.143 114)
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 #936DEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #936DEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.048
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.063
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.063
Use #936DEE 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.