#9768EF
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.195 296.4), rgb(151, 104, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.54:1).
About this color
#9768EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.195 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 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.54:1 |
| White text | 3.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9768EF |
| RGB | rgb(151, 104, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 81%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.195 296.4) |
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 #9768EF | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9768EF | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc 39.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9768EF text on white | 3.78:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9768EF text on black | 5.54:1 | AA | Lc -36.6 | 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
#EBE6FB
oklch(93.5% 0.029 296.7)
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Step 200
200
#DCD3F9
oklch(88.6% 0.053 296.2)
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Step 300
300
#C6B4F8
oklch(80.9% 0.096 296.3)
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Step 400
400
#AA8AF4
oklch(70.7% 0.153 296.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9768EF
oklch(63% 0.195 296.4)
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Step 600
600
#834BDE
oklch(55.7% 0.212 296.3)
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Step 700
700
#6F3AC0
oklch(49% 0.197 296.5)
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Step 800
800
#5A329C
oklch(42.7% 0.163 296.1)
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Step 900
900
#4A2D7C
oklch(37.7% 0.128 296.7)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9768EF 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) | #2284F3 | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3581EC | 0.126 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8284A2 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9768EF
#9768EF
oklch(63% 0.195 296.4)
- #859300
#859300
oklch(63% 0.144 116.3)
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 #9768EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9768EF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.037
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.045
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.052
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.061
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.073
Use #9768EF 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.