#9657F0
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.5% 0.219 298.5), rgb(150, 87, 240).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.91:1).
About this color
#9657F0 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.219 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 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.91:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.219) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.91:1 |
| White text | 4.26:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9657F0 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 87, 240) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 84%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.219 298.5) |
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 #9657F0 | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9657F0 | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc 35.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9657F0 text on white | 4.26:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9657F0 text on black | 4.91:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#C9B1FD
oklch(80.8% 0.108 298.5)
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Step 400
400
#B085FC
oklch(70.8% 0.172 298.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9657F0
oklch(60.5% 0.219 298.5)
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Step 600
600
#8A3EE8
oklch(55.6% 0.239 298.6)
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Step 700
700
#752DCA
oklch(49.1% 0.222 298.4)
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Step 800
800
#5F28A3
oklch(42.6% 0.184 298.5)
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Step 900
900
#4D2881
oklch(37.7% 0.142 298.3)
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Step 950
950
#2D194C
oklch(27.1% 0.091 298.2)
#9657F0 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) | #007AF5 | 0.154 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0079ED | 0.155 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #817A9C | 0.168 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.221 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9657F0
#9657F0
oklch(60.5% 0.219 298.5)
- #7A8C00
#7A8C00
oklch(60.4% 0.141 118.4)
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 #9657F0, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9657F0.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.031
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.053
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.075
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.077
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.078
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.079
Use #9657F0 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.