#9A67E6
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(62.6% 0.186 299.5), rgb(154, 103, 230).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.45:1).
About this color
#9A67E6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.45:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.45:1 |
| White text | 3.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9A67E6 |
| RGB | rgb(154, 103, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 72%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.186 299.5) |
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 #9A67E6 | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9A67E6 | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc 38.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9A67E6 text on white | 3.84:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9A67E6 text on black | 5.45:1 | AA | Lc -36.0 | 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
#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
#C9B4F4
oklch(81% 0.091 299.4)
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Step 400
400
#AE8AEE
oklch(70.7% 0.146 299.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9A67E6
oklch(62.6% 0.186 299.5)
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Step 600
600
#874CD6
oklch(55.6% 0.202 299.4)
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Step 700
700
#733CB9
oklch(49.2% 0.187 299.6)
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Step 800
800
#5D3296
oklch(42.6% 0.156 299.4)
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Step 900
900
#4C2E77
oklch(37.7% 0.12 299.5)
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Step 950
950
#2C1C46
oklch(27% 0.076 298.8)
#9A67E6 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) | #3082EA | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4281E3 | 0.124 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8A819D | 0.143 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.187 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9A67E6
#9A67E6
oklch(62.6% 0.186 299.5)
- #7E9400
#7E9400
oklch(62.7% 0.148 119.7)
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 #9A67E6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9A67E6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.038
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.052
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.052
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.052
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.058
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.067
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.068
Use #9A67E6 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.