#9A58ED
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.9% 0.215 300.5), rgb(154, 88, 237).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#9A58ED is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.215 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.215) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A58ED |
| RGB | rgb(154, 88, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 81%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.215 300.5) |
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 #9A58ED | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A58ED | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A58ED text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A58ED text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | 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
#EDE6FC
oklch(93.7% 0.03 300.3)
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Step 200
200
#DFD1FB
oklch(88.5% 0.059 300.4)
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Step 300
300
#CBB1FB
oklch(80.9% 0.106 300.2)
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Step 400
400
#B284F8
oklch(70.6% 0.169 300.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A58ED
oklch(60.9% 0.215 300.5)
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Step 600
600
#8D3EE3
oklch(55.6% 0.234 300.7)
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Step 700
700
#782EC6
oklch(49.2% 0.218 300.4)
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Step 800
800
#6129A0
oklch(42.7% 0.18 300.2)
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Step 900
900
#4F287F
oklch(37.7% 0.14 300.3)
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Step 950
950
#2E194A
oklch(27% 0.088 300.4)
#9A58ED 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) | #007BF2 | 0.160 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #197AEA | 0.156 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #88799B | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A58ED
#9A58ED
oklch(60.9% 0.215 300.5)
- #778F00
#778F00
oklch(60.9% 0.146 120.8)
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 #9A58ED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A58ED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.058
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.061
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.068
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.071
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.078
Use #9A58ED 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.