#9B62E7
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(62% 0.195 300.6), rgb(155, 98, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.29:1).
About this color
#9B62E7 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 301°. 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 5.29:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.29:1 |
| White text | 3.96:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B62E7 |
| RGB | rgb(155, 98, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 73%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.195 300.6) |
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 #9B62E7 | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B62E7 | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc 37.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B62E7 text on white | 3.96:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B62E7 text on black | 5.29:1 | AA | Lc -35.0 | 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
#F7F4FD
oklch(97.2% 0.012 301.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6FA
oklch(93.6% 0.027 299.5)
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Step 200
200
#DED2F7
oklch(88.5% 0.052 300.1)
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Step 300
300
#CAB3F5
oklch(80.9% 0.095 300.3)
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Step 400
400
#B188F0
oklch(70.7% 0.152 300.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B62E7
oklch(62% 0.195 300.6)
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Step 600
600
#8A48D9
oklch(55.6% 0.211 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#7537BC
oklch(49% 0.197 300.5)
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Step 800
800
#5F2F98
oklch(42.6% 0.163 300.5)
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Step 900
900
#4E2C79
oklch(37.7% 0.127 300.8)
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Step 950
950
#2D1B47
oklch(27% 0.08 300)
#9B62E7 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) | #207FEB | 0.147 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3B7FE4 | 0.134 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8B7D9B | 0.148 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #808080 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B62E7
#9B62E7
oklch(62% 0.195 300.6)
- #7A9200
#7A9200
oklch(61.9% 0.148 120.6)
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 #9B62E7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B62E7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.030
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.053
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.055
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.065
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.074
Use #9B62E7 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.