#9B59E3
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.4% 0.203 302.8), rgb(155, 89, 227).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).
About this color
#9B59E3 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.203 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 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.203) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.93:1 |
| White text | 4.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B59E3 |
| RGB | rgb(155, 89, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 71%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.203 302.8) |
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 #9B59E3 | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B59E3 | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B59E3 text on white | 4.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B59E3 text on black | 4.93:1 | AA | Lc -32.7 | 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
#EDE6FA
oklch(93.6% 0.028 301.7)
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Step 200
200
#E0D1F8
oklch(88.5% 0.055 302.8)
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Step 300
300
#CDB1F6
oklch(80.8% 0.1 302.8)
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Step 400
400
#B585F1
oklch(70.7% 0.159 303.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B59E3
oklch(60.4% 0.203 302.8)
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Step 600
600
#8F42DA
oklch(55.5% 0.221 303)
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Step 700
700
#7A32BD
oklch(49.1% 0.205 303.1)
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Step 800
800
#632C99
oklch(42.8% 0.169 302.9)
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Step 900
900
#50297A
oklch(37.6% 0.133 302.6)
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Step 950
950
#2F1947
oklch(26.9% 0.084 303.3)
#9B59E3 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) | #0079E7 | 0.162 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #317AE0 | 0.147 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8D7696 | 0.150 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B59E3
#9B59E3
oklch(60.4% 0.203 302.8)
- #728F00
#728F00
oklch(60.6% 0.148 122.8)
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 #9B59E3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B59E3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.030
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.054
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.057
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.060
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.062
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.073
Use #9B59E3 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.