#9E76F6
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66.3% 0.184 295.3), rgb(158, 118, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.37:1).
About this color
#9E76F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.37:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.37:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E76F6 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 118, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 88%, 71%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.184 295.3) |
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 #9E76F6 | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E76F6 | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E76F6 text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9E76F6 text on black | 6.37:1 | AA | Lc -41.7 | 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
#EBE7FA
oklch(93.7% 0.026 295.5)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F7
oklch(88.5% 0.05 295.5)
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Step 300
300
#C5B5F5
oklch(80.9% 0.091 295.8)
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Step 400
400
#A88CF0
oklch(70.6% 0.145 295.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9E76F6
oklch(66.3% 0.184 295.3)
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Step 600
600
#804FD9
oklch(55.5% 0.201 295.4)
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Step 700
700
#6C3FBC
oklch(49% 0.186 295.2)
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Step 800
800
#583598
oklch(42.6% 0.154 295.4)
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Step 900
900
#483079
oklch(37.7% 0.119 295.2)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D47
oklch(27.1% 0.076 295.1)
#9E76F6 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) | #428FFA | 0.118 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C8CF3 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8990AB | 0.147 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E76F6
#9E76F6
oklch(66.3% 0.184 295.3)
- #909D00
#909D00
oklch(66.3% 0.151 115.5)
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 #9E76F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E76F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.035
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.048
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.055
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.057
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.058
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.063
Use #9E76F6 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.