#9568ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.7% 0.193 296), rgb(149, 104, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.48:1).
About this color
#9568ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.193 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 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.48:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.48:1 |
| White text | 3.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9568ED |
| RGB | rgb(149, 104, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 79%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.193 296) |
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 #9568ED | 3.83:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9568ED | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc 38.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9568ED text on white | 3.83:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9568ED text on black | 5.48:1 | AA | Lc -36.2 | 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
#DCD3F9
oklch(88.6% 0.053 296.2)
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Step 300
300
#C6B4F7
oklch(80.8% 0.095 296.5)
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Step 400
400
#AA8BF3
oklch(70.8% 0.15 296.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9568ED
oklch(62.7% 0.193 296)
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Step 600
600
#824CDD
oklch(55.6% 0.21 295.9)
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Step 700
700
#6E3CC0
oklch(49.2% 0.195 295.7)
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Step 800
800
#5A339B
oklch(42.8% 0.161 296.1)
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Step 900
900
#492E7B
oklch(37.7% 0.125 296)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9568ED 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) | #2483F1 | 0.131 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3680EA | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8084A1 | 0.151 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9568ED
#9568ED
oklch(62.7% 0.193 296)
- #859200
#859200
oklch(62.8% 0.143 115.9)
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 #9568ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9568ED.
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 0.039
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.042
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.048
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.069
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.071
Use #9568ED 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.