#9969EF
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63.4% 0.194 297), rgb(153, 105, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#9969EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.194 and its hue 297°. 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 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.194) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9969EF |
| RGB | rgb(153, 105, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 81%, 67%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.194 297) |
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 #9969EF | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9969EF | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9969EF text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9969EF text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#DCD2F9
oklch(88.4% 0.054 297)
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Step 300
300
#C7B4F7
oklch(80.9% 0.095 297.2)
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Step 400
400
#AB8AF3
oklch(70.7% 0.152 296.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9969EF
oklch(63.4% 0.194 297)
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Step 600
600
#844BDC
oklch(55.6% 0.21 297.1)
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Step 700
700
#703ABF
oklch(49% 0.196 297.1)
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Step 800
800
#5B329B
oklch(42.8% 0.162 296.9)
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Step 900
900
#4A2D7B
oklch(37.6% 0.127 297)
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Step 950
950
#2B1C48
oklch(27.1% 0.079 296.5)
#9969EF 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) | #2785F3 | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3A83EC | 0.125 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8585A2 | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.195 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9969EF
#9969EF
oklch(63.4% 0.194 297)
- #859500
#859500
oklch(63.5% 0.147 117.1)
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 #9969EF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9969EF.
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
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.049
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.055
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.059
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.072
Use #9969EF 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.