#9468EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.4% 0.189 296.1), rgb(148, 104, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.42:1).
About this color
#9468EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.42:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.42:1 |
| White text | 3.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9468EA |
| RGB | rgb(148, 104, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 76%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.189 296.1) |
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 #9468EA | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9468EA | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9468EA text on white | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9468EA text on black | 5.42:1 | AA | Lc -35.8 | 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
#EBE7FA
oklch(93.7% 0.026 295.5)
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Step 200
200
#DCD3F8
oklch(88.6% 0.051 296.5)
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Step 300
300
#C6B5F6
oklch(81% 0.092 296.3)
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Step 400
400
#AA8BF1
oklch(70.7% 0.148 296.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9468EA
oklch(62.4% 0.189 296.1)
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Step 600
600
#824DDB
oklch(55.6% 0.206 296.2)
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Step 700
700
#6E3DBE
oklch(49.1% 0.191 296)
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Step 800
800
#593499
oklch(42.7% 0.157 295.9)
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Step 900
900
#492F7A
oklch(37.7% 0.122 296)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9468EA 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) | #2982EE | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3980E7 | 0.119 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #80839F | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9468EA
#9468EA
oklch(62.4% 0.189 296.1)
- #849100
#849100
oklch(62.4% 0.143 115.9)
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 #9468EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9468EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.041
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.065
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.070
Use #9468EA 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.