#976AEE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.191 296.2), rgb(151, 106, 238).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.61:1).
About this color
#976AEE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.191 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.191) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.61:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #976AEE |
| RGB | rgb(151, 106, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.191 296.2) |
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 #976AEE | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #976AEE | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #976AEE text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #976AEE text on black | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#DCD3F8
oklch(88.6% 0.051 296.5)
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Step 300
300
#C6B5F7
oklch(81% 0.093 296.1)
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Step 400
400
#AA8BF2
oklch(70.7% 0.149 296.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#976AEE
oklch(63.3% 0.191 296.2)
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Step 600
600
#824CDC
oklch(55.5% 0.209 296.1)
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Step 700
700
#6E3CBF
oklch(49.1% 0.194 295.9)
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Step 800
800
#5A339A
oklch(42.7% 0.16 296.4)
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Step 900
900
#492E7B
oklch(37.7% 0.125 296)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#976AEE 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) | #2B85F2 | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A82EB | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8285A2 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.192 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #976AEE
#976AEE
oklch(63.3% 0.191 296.2)
- #869400
#869400
oklch(63.3% 0.145 116.3)
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 #976AEE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #976AEE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.051
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.071
Use #976AEE 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.