#9677EC
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.2% 0.17 293.3), rgb(150, 119, 236).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.14:1).
About this color
#9677EC is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.170 and its hue 293°. 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 6.14:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.14:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9677EC |
| RGB | rgb(150, 119, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 75%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.17 293.3) |
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 #9677EC | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9677EC | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9677EC text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9677EC text on black | 6.14:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#F5F4FC
oklch(97% 0.011 292)
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Step 100
100
#EAE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 293.6)
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Step 200
200
#DAD4F6
oklch(88.5% 0.047 293.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2B7F2
oklch(80.9% 0.083 293)
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Step 400
400
#A58FEB
oklch(70.7% 0.133 293.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9677EC
oklch(65.2% 0.17 293.3)
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Step 600
600
#7B56D3
oklch(55.6% 0.184 293.1)
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Step 700
700
#6845B7
oklch(49.1% 0.172 293.2)
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Step 800
800
#553A94
oklch(42.8% 0.142 293.3)
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Step 900
900
#453376
oklch(37.7% 0.11 292.7)
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Step 950
950
#281E45
oklch(26.9% 0.071 292.9)
#9677EC 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) | #4A8CF0 | 0.100 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5089E9 | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #818EA7 | 0.136 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9677EC
#9677EC
oklch(65.2% 0.17 293.3)
- #909800
#909800
oklch(65.1% 0.146 113.5)
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 #9677EC, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9677EC.
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 0.035
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.043
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.051
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.058
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.065
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
Use #9677EC 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.