#9477ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65% 0.171 292.3), rgb(148, 119, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#9477ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 292°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.43:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9477ED |
| RGB | rgb(148, 119, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 77%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.171 292.3) |
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 #9477ED | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9477ED | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9477ED text on white | 3.43:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9477ED text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#F5F4FD
oklch(97% 0.012 291.3)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#D9D4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 292.2)
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Step 300
300
#C1B7F3
oklch(80.8% 0.084 292)
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Step 400
400
#A390EC
oklch(70.7% 0.133 292.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9477ED
oklch(65% 0.171 292.3)
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Step 600
600
#7A56D4
oklch(55.6% 0.185 292.5)
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Step 700
700
#6745B8
oklch(49.1% 0.173 292.5)
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Step 800
800
#543A95
oklch(42.8% 0.143 292.5)
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Step 900
900
#453377
oklch(37.8% 0.112 292.4)
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Step 950
950
#281E45
oklch(26.9% 0.071 292.9)
#9477ED 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) | #498CF1 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4D88EA | 0.094 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D8FA7 | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.172 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9477ED
#9477ED
oklch(65% 0.171 292.3)
- #929700
#929700
oklch(65% 0.144 112.1)
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 #9477ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9477ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.034
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.054
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.056
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.067
Use #9477ED 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.