#9A4EEF
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(59.7% 0.23 301.3), rgb(154, 78, 239).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.71:1).
About this color
#9A4EEF is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.230 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.71:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.230) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.71:1 |
| White text | 4.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A4EEF |
| RGB | rgb(154, 78, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 83%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.23 301.3) |
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 #9A4EEF | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #9A4EEF | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc 33.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A4EEF text on white | 4.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A4EEF text on black | 4.71:1 | AA | Lc -31.4 | 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
#F7F3FE
oklch(97% 0.015 302.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FD
oklch(93.5% 0.033 300.9)
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Step 200
200
#E0D0FD
oklch(88.5% 0.063 301.3)
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Step 300
300
#CDAFFE
oklch(80.8% 0.113 301.3)
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Step 400
400
#B581FD
oklch(70.7% 0.18 301.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A4EEF
oklch(59.7% 0.23 301.3)
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Step 600
600
#9035EA
oklch(55.6% 0.25 301.1)
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Step 700
700
#7B24CB
oklch(49.1% 0.232 301.3)
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Step 800
800
#6422A4
oklch(42.7% 0.192 301.4)
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Step 900
900
#512482
oklch(37.7% 0.15 301.4)
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Step 950
950
#2F174C
oklch(27% 0.094 301.1)
#9A4EEF 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) | #0076F4 | 0.167 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0076EC | 0.168 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #887399 | 0.169 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.232 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A4EEF
#9A4EEF
oklch(59.7% 0.23 301.3)
- #738B00
#738B00
oklch(59.6% 0.143 121)
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 #9A4EEF, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A4EEF.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.032
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.038
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.061
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.067
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.069
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.069
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.073
- Vivid Purple #9900FA ΔE 0.075
Use #9A4EEF 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.