#9B57E5
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.3% 0.208 302.6), rgb(155, 87, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).
About this color
#9B57E5 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.208 and its hue 303°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.208) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.88:1 |
| White text | 4.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B57E5 |
| RGB | rgb(155, 87, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 73%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.208 302.6) |
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 #9B57E5 | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B57E5 | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc 34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B57E5 text on white | 4.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B57E5 text on black | 4.88:1 | AA | Lc -32.5 | 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
#F7F3FD
oklch(97% 0.014 304.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6FB
oklch(93.7% 0.029 301)
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Step 200
200
#E0D1F9
oklch(88.5% 0.057 302.3)
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Step 300
300
#CDB1F7
oklch(80.9% 0.101 302.5)
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Step 400
400
#B584F3
oklch(70.6% 0.163 302.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B57E5
oklch(60.3% 0.208 302.6)
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Step 600
600
#8F40DD
oklch(55.5% 0.226 302.5)
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Step 700
700
#7A30C0
oklch(49.1% 0.21 302.5)
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Step 800
800
#632A9B
oklch(42.7% 0.174 302.6)
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Step 900
900
#51287B
oklch(37.7% 0.136 303.1)
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Step 950
950
#2F1948
oklch(27% 0.085 302.7)
#9B57E5 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) | #0079E9 | 0.163 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2B7AE2 | 0.152 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C7596 | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7A7A7A | 0.209 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B57E5
#9B57E5
oklch(60.3% 0.208 302.6)
- #728E00
#728E00
oklch(60.3% 0.147 122.5)
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 #9B57E5, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B57E5.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.029
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.058
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.061
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.061
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.064
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.071
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.073
Use #9B57E5 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.