#9973EE
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64.9% 0.178 295.2), rgb(153, 115, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#9973EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.178 and its hue 295°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.178) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9973EE |
| RGB | rgb(153, 115, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 78%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.178 295.2) |
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 #9973EE | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9973EE | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9973EE text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9973EE text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#DBD3F7
oklch(88.5% 0.05 295.5)
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Step 300
300
#C4B6F4
oklch(80.9% 0.088 294.7)
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Step 400
400
#A88DEE
oklch(70.7% 0.14 295.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9973EE
oklch(64.9% 0.178 295.2)
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Step 600
600
#7F52D6
oklch(55.6% 0.193 295.1)
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Step 700
700
#6C41B9
oklch(49.1% 0.18 295.5)
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Step 800
800
#583796
oklch(42.8% 0.149 295.4)
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Step 900
900
#483177
oklch(37.8% 0.115 295.5)
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Step 950
950
#2A1D46
oklch(27% 0.074 295.6)
#9973EE 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) | #428AF2 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B88EB | 0.106 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #858CA6 | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.179 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9973EE
#9973EE
oklch(64.9% 0.178 295.2)
- #8C9800
#8C9800
oklch(64.8% 0.147 115.3)
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 #9973EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9973EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.041
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.055
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.057
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.064
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.065
Use #9973EE 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.