#9670E2
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.4% 0.167 296.7), rgb(150, 112, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).
About this color
#9670E2 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 297°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.71:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9670E2 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 112, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 66%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.167 296.7) |
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 #9670E2 | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9670E2 | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9670E2 text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9670E2 text on black | 5.71:1 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F8
oklch(93.6% 0.023 296.7)
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Step 200
200
#DCD3F4
oklch(88.4% 0.046 297.9)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F0
oklch(80.9% 0.082 296.4)
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Step 400
400
#A98EE8
oklch(70.7% 0.131 296.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9670E2
oklch(63.4% 0.167 296.7)
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Step 600
600
#8154CF
oklch(55.6% 0.182 296.9)
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Step 700
700
#6D44B3
oklch(49.2% 0.169 296.7)
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Step 800
800
#583891
oklch(42.6% 0.141 296.5)
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Step 900
900
#483274
oklch(37.7% 0.109 296.1)
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Step 950
950
#2A1E44
oklch(27% 0.069 296)
#9670E2 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) | #4686E6 | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F84DF | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #85869F | 0.131 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9670E2
#9670E2
oklch(63.4% 0.167 296.7)
- #859400
#859400
oklch(63.2% 0.145 116.7)
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 #9670E2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9670E2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.012
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.053
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.055
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.056
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.062
Use #9670E2 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.