#9467EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.5% 0.195 295.6), rgb(148, 103, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.43:1).
About this color
#9467EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.43:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.43:1 |
| White text | 3.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9467EE |
| RGB | rgb(148, 103, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.5% 0.195 295.6) |
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 #9467EE | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9467EE | 5.43:1 | AA | Lc 38.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9467EE text on white | 3.86:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9467EE text on black | 5.43:1 | AA | Lc -35.9 | 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
#C5B4F8
oklch(80.8% 0.096 295.6)
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Step 400
400
#A98BF4
oklch(70.8% 0.151 295.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9467EE
oklch(62.5% 0.195 295.6)
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Step 600
600
#824BDF
oklch(55.6% 0.213 295.7)
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Step 700
700
#6E3BC1
oklch(49.1% 0.197 295.7)
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Step 800
800
#59329C
oklch(42.6% 0.163 295.5)
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Step 900
900
#492E7C
oklch(37.7% 0.127 295.7)
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Step 950
950
#2A1C49
oklch(27% 0.081 294.8)
#9467EE 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) | #1E83F2 | 0.133 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3180EB | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E84A1 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9467EE
#9467EE
oklch(62.5% 0.195 295.6)
- #859100
#859100
oklch(62.5% 0.142 115.5)
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 #9467EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9467EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.046
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.058
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.070
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.071
Use #9467EE 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.