#9B53E9
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60% 0.218 302.3), rgb(155, 83, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.80:1).
About this color
#9B53E9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.218 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.218) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.80:1 |
| White text | 4.36:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B53E9 |
| RGB | rgb(155, 83, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 77%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.218 302.3) |
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 #9B53E9 | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #9B53E9 | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc 34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B53E9 text on white | 4.36:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B53E9 text on black | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc -32.0 | 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
#F7F3FE
oklch(97% 0.015 302.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FC
oklch(93.5% 0.032 301.6)
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Step 200
200
#E0D0FA
oklch(88.4% 0.059 302.5)
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Step 300
300
#CEB0FA
oklch(80.9% 0.107 302.7)
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Step 400
400
#B583F7
oklch(70.7% 0.17 302.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B53E9
oklch(60% 0.218 302.3)
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Step 600
600
#903BE2
oklch(55.5% 0.237 302.3)
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Step 700
700
#7B2BC5
oklch(49.1% 0.22 302.2)
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Step 800
800
#64269F
oklch(42.7% 0.183 302.4)
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Step 900
900
#51267E
oklch(37.6% 0.142 302.4)
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Step 950
950
#2F184A
oklch(27% 0.09 301.9)
#9B53E9 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) | #0078EE | 0.166 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1878E6 | 0.162 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B7497 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.219 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B53E9
#9B53E9
oklch(60% 0.218 302.3)
- #728D00
#728D00
oklch(60.1% 0.146 122.1)
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 #9B53E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B53E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.028
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.065
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.068
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.068
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.070
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.070
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.072
Use #9B53E9 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.