#9778F5
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66% 0.18 292.2), rgb(151, 120, 245).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.32:1).
About this color
#9778F5 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.32:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.32:1 |
| White text | 3.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9778F5 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 120, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 86%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.18 292.2) |
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 #9778F5 | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9778F5 | 6.32:1 | AA | Lc 43.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9778F5 text on white | 3.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9778F5 text on black | 6.32:1 | AA | Lc -41.3 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F8
oklch(88.5% 0.049 291.7)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F5
oklch(80.9% 0.087 291.7)
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Step 400
400
#A38FF0
oklch(70.7% 0.14 291.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9778F5
oklch(66% 0.18 292.2)
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Step 600
600
#7A53D9
oklch(55.5% 0.195 292.2)
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Step 700
700
#6743BD
oklch(49.2% 0.182 291.9)
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Step 800
800
#543899
oklch(42.8% 0.151 292.1)
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Step 900
900
#453279
oklch(37.8% 0.116 292.3)
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Step 950
950
#281E47
oklch(27% 0.074 292)
#9778F5 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) | #448FF9 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #498BF2 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F92AB | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9778F5
#9778F5
oklch(66% 0.18 292.2)
- #959A00
#959A00
oklch(66% 0.146 112.1)
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 #9778F5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9778F5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.027
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.048
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.065
Use #9778F5 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.