Medium Purple is the CSS named color #9370DB — rgb(147, 112, 219), hsl(260, 60%, 65%). Its relative luminance is 0.229, giving 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #9370DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(147, 112, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 60%, 65%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2291 |
| Contrast on white | 3.76:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 5.58:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing mediumpurple toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
mediumpurple is #9370DB, which is rgb(147, 112, 219) and hsl(260, 60%, 65%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Medium Purple has a relative luminance of 0.229 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.76:1; against black, 5.58:1.
mediumpurple reaches 5.58:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.