#69257B
Closest named color: Rebecca Purple (#663399). oklch(40.5% 0.149 318.5), rgb(105, 37, 123).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (9.76:1).
About this color
#69257B is a dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.149 and its hue 318°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 0.055 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.76:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | dark (41%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.149) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Rebecca Purple (#663399) |
| Black text | 2.15:1 |
| White text | 9.76:1 |
Values
| HEX | #69257B |
| RGB | rgb(105, 37, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 54%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.5% 0.149 318.5) |
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 #69257B | 9.76:1 | AAA | Lc -96.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #69257B | 2.15:1 | Fails | Lc 12.1 | Not readable |
| #69257B text on white | 9.76:1 | AAA | Lc 91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| #69257B text on black | 2.15:1 | Fails | Lc -10.5 | Not readable |
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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3FB
oklch(97.1% 0.012 317.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E5F5
oklch(93.6% 0.025 317.7)
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Step 200
200
#E7D0EE
oklch(88.6% 0.047 318.3)
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Step 300
300
#D9AFE5
oklch(80.9% 0.087 318.6)
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Step 400
400
#C583D8
oklch(70.8% 0.139 318.5)
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Step 500
500
#B560CD
oklch(63.1% 0.178 318.4)
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Step 600
600
#A143BA
oklch(55.7% 0.193 318.6)
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Step 700
700
#8933A0
oklch(49% 0.18 318.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#69257B
oklch(40.5% 0.149 318.5)
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Step 900
900
#5A2968
oklch(37.7% 0.115 318.2)
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Step 950
950
#35193D
oklch(27% 0.073 318.3)
#69257B 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) | #013F7E | 0.148 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #294679 | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #69354D | 0.093 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #444444 | 0.150 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #69257B
#69257B
oklch(40.5% 0.149 318.5)
- #1E5800
#1E5800
oklch(40.6% 0.127 138.5)
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 #69257B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.055
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.056
- Rich Purple #720058 ΔE 0.071
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.077
- Grape Purple #5D1451 ΔE 0.079
- Velvet #750851 ΔE 0.079
- Dark Slate Blue #483D8B ΔE 0.080
- Indigo #4B0082 ΔE 0.087
Use #69257B 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.