#957CED
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66% 0.164 291.4), rgb(149, 124, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.38:1).
About this color
#957CED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.164 and its hue 291°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.38:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.164) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.38:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #957CED |
| RGB | rgb(149, 124, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 76%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.164 291.4) |
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 #957CED | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #957CED | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #957CED text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #957CED text on black | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D5F5
oklch(88.6% 0.044 291.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B8F1
oklch(81% 0.08 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A291EA
oklch(70.7% 0.128 291.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#957CED
oklch(66% 0.164 291.4)
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Step 600
600
#7859D1
oklch(55.7% 0.177 291.5)
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Step 700
700
#6548B5
oklch(49.2% 0.165 291.4)
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Step 800
800
#523C92
oklch(42.7% 0.136 291.4)
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Step 900
900
#443475
oklch(37.8% 0.107 291.8)
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Step 950
950
#271F44
oklch(26.9% 0.067 291.2)
#957CED 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) | #5290F1 | 0.090 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #558BEA | 0.086 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F92A9 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.164 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #957CED
#957CED
oklch(66% 0.164 291.4)
- #969A00
#969A00
oklch(66.1% 0.146 111.6)
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 #957CED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #957CED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.028
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.066
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.069
Use #957CED 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.