#9969D9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.167 301.5), rgb(153, 105, 217).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.37:1).
About this color
#9969D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.37:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.37:1 |
| White text | 3.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9969D9 |
| RGB | rgb(153, 105, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 60%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.167 301.5) |
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 #9969D9 | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9969D9 | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc 37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9969D9 text on white | 3.90:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9969D9 text on black | 5.37:1 | AA | Lc -35.4 | 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
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6F8
oklch(93.5% 0.025 301.1)
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Step 200
200
#DED3F3
oklch(88.6% 0.045 301.1)
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Step 300
300
#CAB5ED
oklch(81% 0.081 301.8)
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Step 400
400
#AF8CE5
oklch(70.7% 0.131 301.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9969D9
oklch(62% 0.167 301.5)
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Step 600
600
#8851CA
oklch(55.6% 0.182 301.7)
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Step 700
700
#7341AF
oklch(49.1% 0.169 301.3)
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Step 800
800
#5E368E
oklch(42.7% 0.141 301.6)
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Step 900
900
#4C3071
oklch(37.6% 0.109 301.2)
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Step 950
950
#2D1D42
oklch(27.1% 0.068 302)
#9969D9 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) | #4280DD | 0.120 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5080D6 | 0.110 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D7E97 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #818181 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9969D9
#9969D9
oklch(62% 0.167 301.5)
- #799300
#799300
oklch(62.1% 0.149 121.3)
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 #9969D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9969D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.018
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.041
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.047
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.059
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.059
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.062
Use #9969D9 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.