#9A57D2
Closest named color: Amethyst (#9B5FC0). oklch(59% 0.187 306.7), rgb(154, 87, 210).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.66:1).
About this color
#9A57D2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.187 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Amethyst (#9B5FC0), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.66:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.187) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Amethyst (#9B5FC0) |
| Black text | 4.66:1 |
| White text | 4.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A57D2 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 87, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 58%, 58%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.187 306.7) |
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 #9A57D2 | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -76.3 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #9A57D2 | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc 33.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A57D2 text on white | 4.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A57D2 text on black | 4.66:1 | AA | Lc -30.9 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EEE6F7
oklch(93.6% 0.024 307)
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Step 200
200
#E1D2F2
oklch(88.6% 0.046 306.6)
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Step 300
300
#CEB3EC
oklch(80.9% 0.084 306.1)
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Step 400
400
#B689E2
oklch(70.7% 0.134 306.5)
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Step 500
500
#A468D9
oklch(63% 0.172 306.6)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#9A57D2
oklch(59% 0.187 306.7)
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Step 700
700
#7A3CAC
oklch(49% 0.174 306.5)
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Step 800
800
#63338B
oklch(42.6% 0.143 306.4)
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Step 900
900
#512E6F
oklch(37.7% 0.111 306.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F1B41
oklch(26.8% 0.071 306.5)
#9A57D2 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) | #2474D6 | 0.154 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4277CF | 0.138 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #916F8C | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #777777 | 0.188 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A57D2
#9A57D2
oklch(59% 0.187 306.7)
- #658C00
#658C00
oklch(58.9% 0.151 126.7)
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 #9A57D2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A57D2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.035
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.051
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.058
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.066
Use #9A57D2 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.