#9E87F3
Closest named color: Lavender Blue (#8B88F8). oklch(69% 0.156 291.6), rgb(158, 135, 243).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (7.21:1).
About this color
#9E87F3 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Blue (#8B88F8), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.21:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lavender Blue (#8B88F8) |
| Black text | 7.21:1 |
| White text | 2.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E87F3 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 135, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 82%, 74%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.156 291.6) |
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 #9E87F3 | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc -60.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E87F3 | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc 48.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E87F3 text on white | 2.91:1 | Fails | Lc 55.3 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E87F3 text on black | 7.21:1 | AAA | Lc -46.5 | Large or bold text, headings |
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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F5F4FE
oklch(97.1% 0.013 290.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7FC
oklch(93.7% 0.028 292.4)
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Step 200
200
#D9D3FB
oklch(88.4% 0.055 292.1)
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Step 300
300
#C1B6FB
oklch(81% 0.097 291.4)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9E87F3
oklch(69% 0.156 291.6)
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Step 500
500
#8F6BF5
oklch(63.1% 0.198 291.7)
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Step 600
600
#7B4DE4
oklch(55.6% 0.216 291.8)
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Step 700
700
#683DC6
oklch(49.2% 0.2 291.7)
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Step 800
800
#5433A0
oklch(42.6% 0.167 291.6)
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Step 900
900
#452F7F
oklch(37.7% 0.129 291.7)
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Step 950
950
#281C4B
oklch(27% 0.084 291.6)
#9E87F3 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) | #6399F7 | 0.081 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6595F0 | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #899CB1 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.156 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E87F3
#9E87F3
oklch(69% 0.156 291.6)
- #9FA300
#9FA300
oklch(68.9% 0.152 111.5)
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 #9E87F3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.028
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Periwinkle Blue #8F99FB ΔE 0.046
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.065
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
Use #9E87F3 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.