#9B6AED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.6% 0.19 298), rgb(155, 106, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#9B6AED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.190 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 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.190) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B6AED |
| RGB | rgb(155, 106, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 78%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.19 298) |
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 #9B6AED | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B6AED | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B6AED text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B6AED text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | 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
#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
#DDD2F8
oklch(88.5% 0.053 298.5)
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Step 300
300
#C8B4F5
oklch(80.9% 0.093 298.4)
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Step 400
400
#AD8AF1
oklch(70.8% 0.15 298.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B6AED
oklch(63.6% 0.19 298)
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Step 600
600
#854BDA
oklch(55.6% 0.208 297.9)
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Step 700
700
#713BBD
oklch(49.1% 0.193 297.9)
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Step 800
800
#5C3299
oklch(42.7% 0.16 298)
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Step 900
900
#4B2E79
oklch(37.7% 0.123 298.1)
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Step 950
950
#2C1C47
oklch(27.1% 0.078 298.2)
#9B6AED 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) | #2F85F1 | 0.133 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4084EA | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8985A1 | 0.149 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.191 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B6AED
#9B6AED
oklch(63.6% 0.19 298)
- #849600
#849600
oklch(63.6% 0.148 117.9)
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 #9B6AED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B6AED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.037
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.069
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.070
Use #9B6AED 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.