#9663EC
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(62% 0.199 297.4), rgb(150, 99, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.29:1).
About this color
#9663EC is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.199 and its hue 297°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.29:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.199) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.29:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9663EC |
| RGB | rgb(150, 99, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 78%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.199 297.4) |
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 #9663EC | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9663EC | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9663EC text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9663EC text on black | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc -35.0 | 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
#ECE6FB
oklch(93.6% 0.029 298.9)
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Step 200
200
#DDD2F9
oklch(88.5% 0.054 298.2)
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Step 300
300
#C7B4F8
oklch(81% 0.096 297)
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Step 400
400
#AC89F4
oklch(70.7% 0.155 297.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9663EC
oklch(62% 0.199 297.4)
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Step 600
600
#8549DE
oklch(55.6% 0.215 297.4)
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Step 700
700
#7138C1
oklch(49.1% 0.201 297.4)
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Step 800
800
#5C309C
oklch(42.7% 0.166 297.6)
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Step 900
900
#4B2C7C
oklch(37.6% 0.13 297.6)
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Step 950
950
#2C1B49
oklch(27.1% 0.083 297.7)
#9663EC 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) | #1280F0 | 0.143 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2F7EE9 | 0.132 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #82809E | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.200 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9663EC
#9663EC
oklch(62% 0.199 297.4)
- #809000
#809000
oklch(61.9% 0.143 117.3)
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 #9663EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9663EC.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.032
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.044
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.067
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.072
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.076
Use #9663EC 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.