#9873F0
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.9% 0.181 294.5), rgb(152, 115, 240).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#9873F0 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9873F0 |
| RGB | rgb(152, 115, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 81%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.181 294.5) |
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 #9873F0 | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9873F0 | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9873F0 text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9873F0 text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.7 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F7
oklch(88.5% 0.05 295.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F5
oklch(81% 0.089 294.5)
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Step 400
400
#A78DEF
oklch(70.7% 0.142 294.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9873F0
oklch(64.9% 0.181 294.5)
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Step 600
600
#7E51D8
oklch(55.5% 0.197 294.4)
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Step 700
700
#6B41BB
oklch(49.1% 0.182 294.6)
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Step 800
800
#573697
oklch(42.6% 0.151 294.8)
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Step 900
900
#473179
oklch(37.8% 0.118 294.1)
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Step 950
950
#291D47
oklch(26.9% 0.076 293.9)
#9873F0 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) | #3F8BF4 | 0.114 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4888ED | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #838CA7 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9873F0
#9873F0
oklch(64.9% 0.181 294.5)
- #8E9800
#8E9800
oklch(64.9% 0.146 114.4)
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 #9873F0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9873F0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.039
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.051
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.055
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.065
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.067
Use #9873F0 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.