#946BED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.1% 0.188 295), rgb(148, 107, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.58:1).
About this color
#946BED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.188 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 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.58:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.58:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #946BED |
| RGB | rgb(148, 107, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.188 295) |
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 #946BED | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #946BED | 5.58:1 | AA | Lc 39.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #946BED text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #946BED text on black | 5.58:1 | AA | Lc -36.8 | 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
#DBD3F8
oklch(88.5% 0.051 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4B5F6
oklch(80.8% 0.092 294.8)
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Step 400
400
#A88CF2
oklch(70.7% 0.147 295)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#946BED
oklch(63.1% 0.188 295)
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Step 600
600
#804EDB
oklch(55.5% 0.205 295.2)
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Step 700
700
#6C3EBE
oklch(49.1% 0.19 294.9)
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Step 800
800
#58349A
oklch(42.7% 0.158 295.1)
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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)
#946BED 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) | #2D85F1 | 0.124 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A82EA | 0.116 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E86A2 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #946BED
#946BED
oklch(63.1% 0.188 295)
- #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 #946BED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #946BED.
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 0.044
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.053
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
Use #946BED 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.