#9657EE
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.4% 0.217 298.9), rgb(150, 87, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.89:1).
About this color
#9657EE is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.217 and its hue 299°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.89:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.217) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.89:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9657EE |
| RGB | rgb(150, 87, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 82%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.217 298.9) |
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 #9657EE | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9657EE | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9657EE text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9657EE text on black | 4.89:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6FC
oklch(93.6% 0.03 298.3)
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Step 200
200
#DED1FC
oklch(88.5% 0.06 299)
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Step 300
300
#CAB2FC
oklch(81% 0.105 298.9)
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Step 400
400
#B085FA
oklch(70.7% 0.169 299)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9657EE
oklch(60.4% 0.217 298.9)
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Step 600
600
#8A3FE6
oklch(55.6% 0.235 298.9)
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Step 700
700
#762EC8
oklch(49.1% 0.22 299.1)
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Step 800
800
#5F29A2
oklch(42.7% 0.182 298.6)
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Step 900
900
#4E2880
oklch(37.7% 0.141 299.3)
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Step 950
950
#2D194B
oklch(27% 0.089 298.7)
#9657EE 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) | #007AF3 | 0.154 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079EB | 0.156 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #82799B | 0.165 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.218 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9657EE
#9657EE
oklch(60.4% 0.217 298.9)
- #798C00
#798C00
oklch(60.4% 0.142 118.8)
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 #9657EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9657EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.030
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.075
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.075
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.078
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.078
Use #9657EE 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.