#9681EE
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(67% 0.158 290.4), rgb(150, 129, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.67:1).
About this color
#9681EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.158 and its hue 290°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.158) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 6.67:1 |
| White text | 3.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9681EE |
| RGB | rgb(150, 129, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 76%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.158 290.4) |
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 #9681EE | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9681EE | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc 45.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9681EE text on white | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9681EE text on black | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc -43.3 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#E9E7FC
oklch(93.6% 0.028 290.2)
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Step 200
200
#D8D4FC
oklch(88.6% 0.055 289.8)
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Step 300
300
#C0B6FC
oklch(80.9% 0.098 290.6)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9681EE
oklch(67% 0.158 290.4)
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Step 500
500
#8C6BF8
oklch(63.1% 0.202 290.2)
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Step 600
600
#784DE7
oklch(55.5% 0.22 290.2)
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Step 700
700
#663DC9
oklch(49.2% 0.204 290.3)
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Step 800
800
#5334A2
oklch(42.8% 0.168 290.5)
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Step 900
900
#442F81
oklch(37.8% 0.132 290.5)
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Step 950
950
#271C4B
oklch(26.8% 0.084 290.4)
#9681EE 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) | #5A93F2 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C8FEB | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F96AC | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #919191 | 0.158 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9681EE
#9681EE
oklch(67% 0.158 290.4)
- #9B9C00
#9B9C00
oklch(67% 0.146 110.2)
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 #9681EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9681EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.025
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.026
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.032
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.068
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.069
Use #9681EE 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.