#9C66F6
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63.6% 0.207 297.5), rgb(156, 102, 246).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.64:1).
About this color
#9C66F6 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.207 and its hue 297°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.64:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.207) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.64:1 |
| White text | 3.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9C66F6 |
| RGB | rgb(156, 102, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 89%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.207 297.5) |
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 #9C66F6 | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9C66F6 | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9C66F6 text on white | 3.72:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9C66F6 text on black | 5.64:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | 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
#F6F4FE
oklch(97.2% 0.013 295.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6FC
oklch(93.6% 0.03 298.3)
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Step 200
200
#DDD2FA
oklch(88.5% 0.056 297.8)
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Step 300
300
#C8B3FA
oklch(80.9% 0.101 297.7)
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Step 400
400
#AD88F8
oklch(70.8% 0.162 297.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9C66F6
oklch(63.6% 0.207 297.5)
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Step 600
600
#8645E3
oklch(55.6% 0.225 297.3)
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Step 700
700
#7235C5
oklch(49.1% 0.209 297.4)
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Step 800
800
#5D2D9F
oklch(42.7% 0.174 297.8)
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Step 900
900
#4C2B7E
oklch(37.7% 0.134 297.9)
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Step 950
950
#2C1A4A
oklch(27% 0.086 297.6)
#9C66F6 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) | #0685FB | 0.150 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2D83F3 | 0.139 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8785A4 | 0.162 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.208 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9C66F6
#9C66F6
oklch(63.6% 0.207 297.5)
- #859600
#859600
oklch(63.7% 0.148 117.5)
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 #9C66F6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9C66F6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.027
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.050
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.054
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.064
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.069
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.074
Use #9C66F6 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.