#9770E9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.9% 0.176 295.9), rgb(151, 112, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.81:1).
About this color
#9770E9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.176 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.81:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.176) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.81:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9770E9 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 112, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 73%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.176 295.9) |
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 #9770E9 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9770E9 | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc 40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9770E9 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9770E9 text on black | 5.81:1 | AA | Lc -38.2 | 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
#F6F4FD
oklch(97.1% 0.012 296.4)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F6
oklch(88.4% 0.048 295.9)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F3
oklch(81% 0.086 295.7)
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Step 400
400
#A88DEC
oklch(70.6% 0.138 295.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9770E9
oklch(63.9% 0.176 295.9)
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Step 600
600
#8052D4
oklch(55.6% 0.191 295.9)
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Step 700
700
#6C41B8
oklch(49% 0.179 295.7)
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Step 800
800
#583795
oklch(42.7% 0.147 295.7)
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Step 900
900
#483177
oklch(37.8% 0.115 295.5)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D45
oklch(26.9% 0.073 296.2)
#9770E9 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) | #4087ED | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4985E6 | 0.107 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8488A2 | 0.140 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9770E9
#9770E9
oklch(63.9% 0.176 295.9)
- #889600
#889600
oklch(64% 0.146 116.2)
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 #9770E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9770E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.022
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.049
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.053
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.066
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.066
Use #9770E9 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.