#9976ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.3% 0.173 294.7), rgb(153, 118, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.16:1).
About this color
#9976ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.16:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.16:1 |
| White text | 3.40:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9976ED |
| RGB | rgb(153, 118, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 77%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.3% 0.173 294.7) |
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 #9976ED | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9976ED | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc 42.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9976ED text on white | 3.40:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9976ED text on black | 6.16:1 | AA | Lc -40.4 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DBD4F6
oklch(88.6% 0.047 294.9)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F2
oklch(80.9% 0.085 295.1)
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Step 400
400
#A78EEC
oklch(70.7% 0.136 294.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9976ED
oklch(65.3% 0.173 294.7)
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Step 600
600
#7E54D3
oklch(55.6% 0.187 294.8)
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Step 700
700
#6A43B7
oklch(49% 0.175 294.6)
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Step 800
800
#573894
oklch(42.7% 0.145 295.1)
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Step 900
900
#473276
oklch(37.8% 0.112 294.7)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#9976ED 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) | #488CF1 | 0.106 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5089EA | 0.100 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #858EA7 | 0.139 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.173 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9976ED
#9976ED
oklch(65.3% 0.173 294.7)
- #8F9900
#8F9900
oklch(65.2% 0.147 114.3)
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 #9976ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9976ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.037
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.046
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.064
Use #9976ED 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.