#9B75EA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(65.2% 0.171 296.3), rgb(155, 117, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.12:1).
About this color
#9B75EA is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.171 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.12:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.171) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 6.12:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9B75EA |
| RGB | rgb(155, 117, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 74%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.2% 0.171 296.3) |
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 #9B75EA | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9B75EA | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9B75EA text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9B75EA text on black | 6.12:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F9
oklch(93.6% 0.024 296.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD3F5
oklch(88.4% 0.047 296.2)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F1
oklch(80.9% 0.084 296.1)
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Step 400
400
#A98EEA
oklch(70.8% 0.134 296.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9B75EA
oklch(65.2% 0.171 296.3)
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Step 600
600
#8053D1
oklch(55.5% 0.186 296.3)
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Step 700
700
#6D43B5
oklch(49.2% 0.172 296.5)
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Step 800
800
#583892
oklch(42.7% 0.142 296.2)
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Step 900
900
#483175
oklch(37.6% 0.112 296.2)
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Step 950
950
#2A1E44
oklch(27% 0.069 296)
#9B75EA 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) | #4A8BEE | 0.108 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5389E7 | 0.101 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #898CA5 | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.171 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9B75EA
#9B75EA
oklch(65.2% 0.171 296.3)
- #8B9A00
#8B9A00
oklch(65.2% 0.15 116.5)
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 #9B75EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9B75EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.028
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.050
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.058
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.062
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.063
Use #9B75EA 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.