#956EE5
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.1% 0.174 296.2), rgb(149, 110, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.63:1).
About this color
#956EE5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.174 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.63:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.174) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.63:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #956EE5 |
| RGB | rgb(149, 110, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 70%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.174 296.2) |
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 #956EE5 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #956EE5 | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #956EE5 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #956EE5 text on black | 5.63:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F6
oklch(88.4% 0.048 295.9)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F2
oklch(80.9% 0.085 295.9)
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Step 400
400
#A98DEB
oklch(70.6% 0.137 296.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#956EE5
oklch(63.1% 0.174 296.2)
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Step 600
600
#8052D3
oklch(55.5% 0.19 296.1)
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Step 700
700
#6D42B7
oklch(49.2% 0.176 296.2)
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Step 800
800
#583794
oklch(42.7% 0.146 295.9)
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Step 900
900
#483176
oklch(37.7% 0.114 295.8)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D45
oklch(26.9% 0.073 296.2)
#956EE5 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) | #3F85E9 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4983E2 | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #83869F | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.175 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #956EE5
#956EE5
oklch(63.1% 0.174 296.2)
- #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 #956EE5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #956EE5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.017
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
Use #956EE5 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.