#956EEB
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.5% 0.182 295.1), rgb(149, 110, 235).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#956EEB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.182 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 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.182) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #956EEB |
| RGB | rgb(149, 110, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 76%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.182 295.1) |
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 #956EEB | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #956EEB | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #956EEB text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #956EEB text on black | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc -37.6 | 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
#C4B6F4
oklch(80.9% 0.088 294.7)
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Step 400
400
#A88DEF
oklch(70.8% 0.142 295.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#956EEB
oklch(63.5% 0.182 295.1)
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Step 600
600
#7F51D8
oklch(55.6% 0.197 294.9)
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Step 700
700
#6C40BB
oklch(49.1% 0.184 295.2)
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Step 800
800
#583697
oklch(42.7% 0.151 295.4)
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Step 900
900
#483078
oklch(37.7% 0.118 295.5)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D47
oklch(27.1% 0.076 295.1)
#956EEB 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) | #3886EF | 0.117 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4283E8 | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8087A2 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.183 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #956EEB
#956EEB
oklch(63.5% 0.182 295.1)
- #899400
#899400
oklch(63.6% 0.144 114.9)
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 #956EEB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #956EEB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.025
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.050
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
Use #956EEB 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.