#956BED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.2% 0.188 295.4), rgb(149, 107, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#956BED 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 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #956BED |
| RGB | rgb(149, 107, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.188 295.4) |
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 #956BED | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #956BED | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #956BED text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #956BED text on black | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#C5B5F6
oklch(80.9% 0.092 295.6)
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Step 400
400
#A88CF2
oklch(70.7% 0.147 295)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#956BED
oklch(63.2% 0.188 295.4)
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Step 600
600
#814EDB
oklch(55.6% 0.205 295.6)
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Step 700
700
#6D3EBE
oklch(49.2% 0.19 295.4)
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Step 800
800
#58349A
oklch(42.7% 0.158 295.1)
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Step 900
900
#482F7A
oklch(37.6% 0.122 295.3)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C48
oklch(26.9% 0.079 295.3)
#956BED 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) | #2E85F1 | 0.125 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B82EA | 0.117 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8086A2 | 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°).
- #956BED
#956BED
oklch(63.2% 0.188 295.4)
- #879300
#879300
oklch(63.2% 0.144 115.4)
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 #956BED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #956BED.
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 0.043
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.056
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.068
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.068
Use #956BED 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.