#9369EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.7% 0.192 294.8), rgb(147, 105, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#9369EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9369EE |
| RGB | rgb(147, 105, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.192 294.8) |
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 #9369EE | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9369EE | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9369EE text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9369EE text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.3 | 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
#EBE7FB
oklch(93.7% 0.027 295)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F9
oklch(88.5% 0.052 295)
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Step 300
300
#C4B5F8
oklch(80.9% 0.095 294.5)
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Step 400
400
#A88BF4
oklch(70.7% 0.151 295)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9369EE
oklch(62.7% 0.192 294.8)
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Step 600
600
#804DDE
oklch(55.6% 0.209 294.8)
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Step 700
700
#6C3DC1
oklch(49.2% 0.194 294.5)
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Step 800
800
#58339C
oklch(42.7% 0.162 294.8)
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Step 900
900
#482F7C
oklch(37.8% 0.125 294.6)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C48
oklch(26.9% 0.079 295.3)
#9369EE 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) | #2484F2 | 0.128 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3480EB | 0.120 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C85A2 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9369EE
#9369EE
oklch(62.7% 0.192 294.8)
- #879100
#879100
oklch(62.7% 0.142 114.6)
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 #9369EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9369EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.035
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.049
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.067
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.071
Use #9369EE 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.