#9564EC
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(62% 0.197 296.9), rgb(149, 100, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#9564EC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.197 and its hue 297°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9564EC |
| RGB | rgb(149, 100, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 78%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.197 296.9) |
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 #9564EC | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9564EC | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9564EC text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9564EC text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.1 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EBE6FB
oklch(93.5% 0.029 296.7)
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Step 200
200
#DCD2F9
oklch(88.4% 0.054 297)
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Step 300
300
#C7B4F8
oklch(81% 0.096 297)
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Step 400
400
#AB89F4
oklch(70.6% 0.155 296.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9564EC
oklch(62% 0.197 296.9)
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Step 600
600
#844ADE
oklch(55.6% 0.213 296.8)
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Step 700
700
#7039C1
oklch(49.1% 0.2 296.8)
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Step 800
800
#5B319C
oklch(42.7% 0.165 296.8)
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Step 900
900
#4A2D7C
oklch(37.7% 0.128 296.7)
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Step 950
950
#2B1B49
oklch(26.9% 0.082 296.5)
#9564EC 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) | #1681F0 | 0.140 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F7EE9 | 0.130 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #80819F | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9564EC
#9564EC
oklch(62% 0.197 296.9)
- #819000
#819000
oklch(62% 0.143 116.9)
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 #9564EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9564EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.034
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.040
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.070
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.075
Use #9564EC 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.