#9967EE
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.196 297.6), rgb(153, 103, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.52:1).
About this color
#9967EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.196 and its hue 298°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.52:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.196) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.52:1 |
| White text | 3.79:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9967EE |
| RGB | rgb(153, 103, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 80%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.196 297.6) |
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 #9967EE | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9967EE | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc 38.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9967EE text on white | 3.79:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9967EE text on black | 5.52:1 | AA | Lc -36.5 | 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
#C7B4F7
oklch(80.9% 0.095 297.2)
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Step 400
400
#AC89F3
oklch(70.6% 0.154 297.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9967EE
oklch(63% 0.196 297.6)
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Step 600
600
#854ADD
oklch(55.7% 0.212 297.4)
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Step 700
700
#7139C0
oklch(49.1% 0.199 297.5)
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Step 800
800
#5C319B
oklch(42.7% 0.164 297.6)
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Step 900
900
#4B2D7B
oklch(37.7% 0.127 297.7)
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Step 950
950
#2C1B48
oklch(27% 0.081 298.2)
#9967EE 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) | #2283F2 | 0.139 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3781EB | 0.128 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8683A1 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.197 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9967EE
#9967EE
oklch(63% 0.196 297.6)
- #839400
#839400
oklch(63.1% 0.146 117.6)
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 #9967EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9967EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.033
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.048
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.050
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.051
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.063
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.070
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.075
Use #9967EE 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.