#9778ED
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.5% 0.17 293.4), rgb(151, 120, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.22:1).
About this color
#9778ED 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 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.170) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.22:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9778ED |
| RGB | rgb(151, 120, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.5% 0.17 293.4) |
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 #9778ED | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9778ED | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc 43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9778ED text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9778ED text on black | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | 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)
#9778ED
oklch(65.5% 0.17 293.4)
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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
#463376
oklch(37.8% 0.11 293.5)
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Step 950
950
#291E45
oklch(27% 0.071 294.2)
#9778ED 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) | #4C8DF1 | 0.099 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #518AEA | 0.095 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #828FA7 | 0.138 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.170 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9778ED
#9778ED
oklch(65.5% 0.17 293.4)
- #919900
#919900
oklch(65.4% 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 #9778ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9778ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.032
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.050
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.061
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.066
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.067
Use #9778ED 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.