#9165DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(60.6% 0.173 298.5), rgb(145, 101, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).
About this color
#9165DA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.173 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.173) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.07:1 |
| White text | 4.13:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9165DA |
| RGB | rgb(145, 101, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 61%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.173 298.5) |
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 #9165DA | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9165DA | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc 35.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9165DA text on white | 4.13:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9165DA text on black | 5.07:1 | AA | Lc -33.5 | 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
#ECE7F9
oklch(93.7% 0.025 298.6)
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Step 200
200
#DDD3F5
oklch(88.5% 0.047 298.9)
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Step 300
300
#C7B5F1
oklch(80.9% 0.085 298.2)
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Step 400
400
#AC8CE9
oklch(70.6% 0.136 298.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9165DA
oklch(60.6% 0.173 298.5)
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Step 600
600
#8451D0
oklch(55.6% 0.188 298.6)
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Step 700
700
#7041B4
oklch(49.1% 0.174 298.6)
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Step 800
800
#5B3692
oklch(42.7% 0.145 298.6)
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Step 900
900
#4A3074
oklch(37.6% 0.113 298.5)
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Step 950
950
#2B1D44
oklch(27% 0.071 298)
#9165DA 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) | #367DDE | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #437CD7 | 0.111 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #817C96 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7D7D7D | 0.174 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9165DA
#9165DA
oklch(60.6% 0.173 298.5)
- #7A8D00
#7A8D00
oklch(60.7% 0.142 118.8)
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 #9165DA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9165DA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.026
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.043
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.046
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.054
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.054
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.069
Use #9165DA 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.