#9660F9
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(62.4% 0.218 295.7), rgb(150, 96, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.33:1).
About this color
#9660F9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.218 and its hue 296°. 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 5.33:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.218) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.33:1 |
| White text | 3.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9660F9 |
| RGB | rgb(150, 96, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 93%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.218 295.7) |
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 #9660F9 | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9660F9 | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc 37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9660F9 text on white | 3.93:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9660F9 text on black | 5.33:1 | AA | Lc -35.4 | 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
#EBE6FD
oklch(93.6% 0.031 295.8)
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Step 200
200
#DCD2FD
oklch(88.5% 0.059 295.8)
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Step 300
300
#C6B3FE
oklch(80.9% 0.106 295.6)
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Step 400
400
#AB87FE
oklch(70.8% 0.171 295.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9660F9
oklch(62.4% 0.218 295.7)
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Step 600
600
#8442EB
oklch(55.7% 0.237 295.4)
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Step 700
700
#7031CC
oklch(49.1% 0.22 295.5)
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Step 800
800
#5B2BA5
oklch(42.7% 0.182 295.5)
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Step 900
900
#4A2A83
oklch(37.8% 0.142 295.3)
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Step 950
950
#2B1A4D
oklch(27.1% 0.09 295.1)
#9660F9 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) | #0081FE | 0.146 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #007EF6 | 0.147 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D82A4 | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.219 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9660F9
#9660F9
oklch(62.4% 0.218 295.7)
- #849100
#849100
oklch(62.4% 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 #9660F9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9660F9.
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 0.046
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.060
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.074
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.080
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.084
Use #9660F9 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.