#9565E9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.192 297.2), rgb(149, 101, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#9565E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.192 and its hue 297°. 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 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9565E9 |
| RGB | rgb(149, 101, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 75%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.192 297.2) |
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 #9565E9 | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9565E9 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9565E9 text on white | 3.95:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9565E9 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
#EBE6FA
oklch(93.5% 0.027 297.3)
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Step 200
200
#DCD3F8
oklch(88.6% 0.051 296.5)
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Step 300
300
#C7B4F6
oklch(80.9% 0.094 297.5)
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Step 400
400
#AB8AF2
oklch(70.6% 0.151 297)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9565E9
oklch(62% 0.192 297.2)
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Step 600
600
#844BDB
oklch(55.5% 0.209 297.3)
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Step 700
700
#703BBE
oklch(49.1% 0.194 297.2)
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Step 800
800
#5B329A
oklch(42.7% 0.161 297.2)
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Step 900
900
#4A2E7A
oklch(37.7% 0.124 297)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9565E9 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) | #2280ED | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #367EE6 | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #82819D | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9565E9
#9565E9
oklch(62% 0.192 297.2)
- #809000
#809000
oklch(61.9% 0.143 117.3)
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 #9565E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9565E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.035
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.037
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.042
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.069
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.074
Use #9565E9 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.