#9878F9
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66.3% 0.185 292), rgb(152, 120, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.38:1).
About this color
#9878F9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.38:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.38:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9878F9 |
| RGB | rgb(152, 120, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 91%, 72%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.185 292) |
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 #9878F9 | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9878F9 | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc 44.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9878F9 text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9878F9 text on black | 6.38:1 | AA | Lc -41.8 | 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
#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
#C1B6F7
oklch(80.8% 0.091 292)
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Step 400
400
#A38EF3
oklch(70.7% 0.145 291.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9878F9
oklch(66.3% 0.185 292)
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Step 600
600
#7A52DC
oklch(55.6% 0.2 291.9)
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Step 700
700
#6741BF
oklch(49% 0.187 291.9)
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Step 800
800
#54379B
oklch(42.8% 0.155 291.9)
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Step 900
900
#45317B
oklch(37.7% 0.121 292.1)
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Step 950
950
#281D48
oklch(26.9% 0.077 292.2)
#9878F9 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) | #4090FD | 0.110 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #468BF6 | 0.104 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F93AD | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9878F9
#9878F9
oklch(66.3% 0.185 292)
- #969B00
#969B00
oklch(66.3% 0.147 112.1)
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 #9878F9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9878F9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.026
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.047
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.060
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.063
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.064
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
Use #9878F9 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.