#956BEA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63% 0.185 295.9), rgb(149, 107, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#956BEA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.185 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 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #956BEA |
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.185 295.9) |
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 #956BEA | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #956BEA | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #956BEA text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #956BEA text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | 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
#DBD3F7
oklch(88.5% 0.05 295.5)
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Step 300
300
#C5B5F5
oklch(80.9% 0.091 295.8)
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Step 400
400
#A98CF0
oklch(70.7% 0.145 295.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#956BEA
oklch(63% 0.185 295.9)
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Step 600
600
#814FD9
oklch(55.6% 0.201 295.8)
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Step 700
700
#6D3FBC
oklch(49.1% 0.186 295.6)
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Step 800
800
#593598
oklch(42.8% 0.154 295.9)
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Step 900
900
#492F79
oklch(37.7% 0.121 296.3)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D47
oklch(27.1% 0.076 295.1)
#956BEA 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) | #3284EE | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3F82E7 | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8185A0 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #956BEA
#956BEA
oklch(63% 0.185 295.9)
- #869300
#869300
oklch(63.1% 0.144 115.9)
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 #956BEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #956BEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.027
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.066
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
Use #956BEA 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.