#9571ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.1% 0.18 294.1), rgb(149, 113, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.86:1).
About this color
#9571ED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.86:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.86:1 |
| White text | 3.58:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9571ED |
| RGB | rgb(149, 113, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 78%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.18 294.1) |
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 #9571ED | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9571ED | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9571ED text on white | 3.58:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9571ED text on black | 5.86:1 | AA | Lc -38.5 | 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
#EAE7FA
oklch(93.6% 0.026 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F7
oklch(88.6% 0.048 293.3)
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Step 300
300
#C3B6F4
oklch(80.9% 0.087 294)
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Step 400
400
#A68EEF
oklch(70.8% 0.14 293.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9571ED
oklch(64.1% 0.18 294.1)
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Step 600
600
#7E52D8
oklch(55.7% 0.196 294.3)
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Step 700
700
#6A41BB
oklch(49% 0.182 294.1)
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Step 800
800
#563797
oklch(42.7% 0.15 294)
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Step 900
900
#473178
oklch(37.7% 0.116 294.4)
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Step 950
950
#291D47
oklch(26.9% 0.076 293.9)
#9571ED 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) | #3D89F1 | 0.112 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4585EA | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F8AA4 | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9571ED
#9571ED
oklch(64.1% 0.18 294.1)
- #8C9500
#8C9500
oklch(64.1% 0.144 114)
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 #9571ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9571ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.027
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.055
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.064
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
Use #9571ED 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.