#9B78ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.8% 0.17 295.1), rgb(155, 120, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.30:1).
About this color
#9B78ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.170 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 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.30:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.30:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B78ED |
| RGB | rgb(155, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.17 295.1) |
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 #9B78ED | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B78ED | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc 43.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B78ED text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B78ED text on black | 6.30:1 | AA | Lc -41.2 | 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
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD4F5
oklch(88.6% 0.046 295.2)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F1
oklch(80.8% 0.083 295.4)
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Step 400
400
#A78EEA
oklch(70.6% 0.133 295.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B78ED
oklch(65.8% 0.17 295.1)
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Step 600
600
#7E54D2
oklch(55.6% 0.186 295)
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Step 700
700
#6B44B5
oklch(49.1% 0.171 295.3)
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Step 800
800
#573993
oklch(42.8% 0.142 295.1)
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Step 900
900
#473275
oklch(37.7% 0.111 295)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#9B78ED 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) | #4D8EF1 | 0.105 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #548BEA | 0.098 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #888FA7 | 0.137 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B78ED
#9B78ED
oklch(65.8% 0.17 295.1)
- #8F9B00
#8F9B00
oklch(65.7% 0.149 115.2)
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 #9B78ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B78ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.036
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.053
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.060
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.066
Use #9B78ED 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.