#976BF4
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63.8% 0.197 295), rgb(151, 107, 244).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.72:1).
About this color
#976BF4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.197 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.72:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.72:1 |
| White text | 3.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #976BF4 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 107, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 86%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.197 295) |
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 #976BF4 | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #976BF4 | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #976BF4 text on white | 3.66:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #976BF4 text on black | 5.72:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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
#EBE7FB
oklch(93.7% 0.027 295)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3FA
oklch(88.6% 0.054 294.7)
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Step 300
300
#C5B4F9
oklch(80.8% 0.098 295.4)
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Step 400
400
#A88BF6
oklch(70.8% 0.154 294.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#976BF4
oklch(63.8% 0.197 295)
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Step 600
600
#814BE0
oklch(55.6% 0.214 295.1)
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Step 700
700
#6D3BC3
oklch(49.2% 0.199 294.8)
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Step 800
800
#59329D
oklch(42.7% 0.164 295.3)
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Step 900
900
#482E7D
oklch(37.7% 0.128 294.6)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C49
oklch(27% 0.081 294.8)
#976BF4 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) | #2387F9 | 0.132 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3483F1 | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8088A5 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #976BF4
#976BF4
oklch(63.8% 0.197 295)
- #8A9500
#8A9500
oklch(63.9% 0.145 114.9)
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 #976BF4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #976BF4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.047
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.049
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.053
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.067
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.069
Use #976BF4 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.