#9571EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.2% 0.181 294), rgb(149, 113, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#9571EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.181 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 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9571EE |
| RGB | rgb(149, 113, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 79%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.181 294) |
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 #9571EE | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9571EE | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9571EE text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9571EE text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#C3B6F5
oklch(80.9% 0.089 293.8)
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Step 400
400
#A68DF0
oklch(70.6% 0.143 294.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9571EE
oklch(64.2% 0.181 294)
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Step 600
600
#7D52D8
oklch(55.6% 0.196 293.8)
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Step 700
700
#6A41BC
oklch(49.1% 0.183 293.9)
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Step 800
800
#563798
oklch(42.7% 0.151 293.7)
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Step 900
900
#473179
oklch(37.8% 0.118 294.1)
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Step 950
950
#291D47
oklch(26.9% 0.076 293.9)
#9571EE 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) | #3B89F2 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4485EB | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F8BA5 | 0.146 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.182 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9571EE
#9571EE
oklch(64.2% 0.181 294)
- #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 #9571EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9571EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.029
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.043
- 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 #9571EE 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.