#9A6AEF
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.6% 0.193 297.3), rgb(154, 106, 239).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#9A6AEF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 297°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A6AEF |
| RGB | rgb(154, 106, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 81%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.193 297.3) |
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 #9A6AEF | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A6AEF | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A6AEF text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A6AEF text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#EBE6FA
oklch(93.5% 0.027 297.3)
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Step 200
200
#DCD2F8
oklch(88.4% 0.053 297.4)
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Step 300
300
#C7B4F6
oklch(80.9% 0.094 297.5)
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Step 400
400
#AC8AF2
oklch(70.7% 0.151 297.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A6AEF
oklch(63.6% 0.193 297.3)
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Step 600
600
#844BDC
oklch(55.6% 0.21 297.1)
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Step 700
700
#703BBF
oklch(49.2% 0.195 297)
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Step 800
800
#5B329A
oklch(42.7% 0.161 297.2)
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Step 900
900
#4A2E7B
oklch(37.8% 0.125 296.7)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9A6AEF 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) | #2B85F3 | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3D83EC | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8785A2 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A6AEF
#9A6AEF
oklch(63.6% 0.193 297.3)
- #859500
#859500
oklch(63.5% 0.147 117.1)
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 #9A6AEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A6AEF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.036
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.037
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.070
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.070
Use #9A6AEF 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.