#9478ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.2% 0.169 292.1), rgb(148, 120, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.16:1).
About this color
#9478ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.169 and its hue 292°. 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 6.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.169) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.16:1 |
| White text | 3.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9478ED |
| RGB | rgb(148, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.169 292.1) |
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 #9478ED | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9478ED | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9478ED text on white | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9478ED text on black | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc -40.4 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F2
oklch(80.8% 0.083 292.2)
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Step 400
400
#A390EC
oklch(70.7% 0.133 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9478ED
oklch(65.2% 0.169 292.1)
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Step 600
600
#7957D4
oklch(55.7% 0.184 291.9)
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Step 700
700
#6646B7
oklch(49.1% 0.17 292)
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Step 800
800
#533A94
oklch(42.6% 0.141 292.1)
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Step 900
900
#443376
oklch(37.6% 0.11 291.9)
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Step 950
950
#281F45
oklch(27.1% 0.069 292.1)
#9478ED 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) | #4A8DF1 | 0.097 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F89EA | 0.092 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8FA7 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9478ED
#9478ED
oklch(65.2% 0.169 292.1)
- #939800
#939800
oklch(65.4% 0.145 112.1)
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 #9478ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9478ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.040
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.052
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.057
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.069
Use #9478ED 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.