#9A64E4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62% 0.188 300.5), rgb(154, 100, 228).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.31:1).
About this color
#9A64E4 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.188 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.31:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.188) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.31:1 |
| White text | 3.94:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A64E4 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 100, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 70%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.188 300.5) |
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 #9A64E4 | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A64E4 | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc 37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A64E4 text on white | 3.94:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A64E4 text on black | 5.31:1 | AA | Lc -35.2 | 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
#F7F4FD
oklch(97.2% 0.012 301.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6F9
oklch(93.5% 0.026 300.3)
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Step 200
200
#DED2F7
oklch(88.5% 0.052 300.1)
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Step 300
300
#CAB3F4
oklch(80.9% 0.093 300.5)
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Step 400
400
#B089EE
oklch(70.7% 0.148 300.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A64E4
oklch(62% 0.188 300.5)
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Step 600
600
#894AD6
oklch(55.6% 0.205 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#743AB9
oklch(49% 0.19 300.4)
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Step 800
800
#5F3196
oklch(42.7% 0.158 300.8)
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Step 900
900
#4D2D77
oklch(37.6% 0.122 300.6)
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Step 950
950
#2D1B46
oklch(27% 0.078 300.6)
#9A64E4 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) | #2B80E8 | 0.139 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #407FE1 | 0.127 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B7E9A | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.189 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A64E4
#9A64E4
oklch(62% 0.188 300.5)
- #7B9200
#7B9200
oklch(62% 0.147 120.2)
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 #9A64E4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A64E4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.033
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.036
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.052
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.054
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.056
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.065
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.068
Use #9A64E4 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.