#976AE4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.179 298.1), rgb(151, 106, 228).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#976AE4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.179 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.179) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #976AE4 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 106, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 69%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.179 298.1) |
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 #976AE4 | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #976AE4 | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #976AE4 text on white | 3.81:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #976AE4 text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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 500.
-
Step 50
50
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
-
Step 100
100
#ECE7F9
oklch(93.7% 0.025 298.6)
-
Step 200
200
#DDD3F6
oklch(88.6% 0.049 298.5)
-
Step 300
300
#C7B5F2
oklch(80.9% 0.087 298)
-
Step 400
400
#AC8CEC
oklch(70.8% 0.14 298.1)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#976AE4
oklch(62.6% 0.179 298.1)
-
Step 600
600
#844FD4
oklch(55.6% 0.196 298.1)
-
Step 700
700
#703FB7
oklch(49.1% 0.181 298.2)
-
Step 800
800
#5B3594
oklch(42.7% 0.149 298.2)
-
Step 900
900
#4A3076
oklch(37.7% 0.116 297.7)
-
Step 950
950
#2B1D45
oklch(27% 0.073 297.5)
#976AE4 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) | #3883E8 | 0.123 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4681E1 | 0.114 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86829D | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #976AE4
#976AE4
oklch(62.6% 0.179 298.1)
- #819300
#819300
oklch(62.7% 0.146 118.1)
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 #976AE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #976AE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.021
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.057
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.062
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
Use #976AE4 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.