#9A6AEA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.187 298.2), rgb(154, 106, 234).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#9A6AEA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A6AEA |
| RGB | rgb(154, 106, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 75%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.187 298.2) |
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 #9A6AEA | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A6AEA | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A6AEA text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A6AEA text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#ECE6FA
oklch(93.6% 0.027 299.5)
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Step 200
200
#DDD3F7
oklch(88.6% 0.05 298.1)
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Step 300
300
#C8B4F4
oklch(80.9% 0.091 298.7)
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Step 400
400
#AC8AEF
oklch(70.6% 0.147 298.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A6AEA
oklch(63.3% 0.187 298.2)
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Step 600
600
#854DD7
oklch(55.6% 0.202 298.2)
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Step 700
700
#713CBB
oklch(49.1% 0.189 298.2)
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Step 800
800
#5C3397
oklch(42.7% 0.156 298.4)
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Step 900
900
#4B2E78
oklch(37.7% 0.122 298.4)
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Step 950
950
#2C1C46
oklch(27% 0.076 298.8)
#9A6AEA 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) | #3284EE | 0.130 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4283E7 | 0.121 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8884A0 | 0.145 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A6AEA
#9A6AEA
oklch(63.3% 0.187 298.2)
- #829500
#829500
oklch(63.2% 0.148 118.4)
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 #9A6AEA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A6AEA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.040
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.065
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.071
Use #9A6AEA 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.