#9D56EA
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(60.7% 0.215 302.5), rgb(157, 86, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#9D56EA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.215 and its hue 302°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.215) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9D56EA |
| RGB | rgb(157, 86, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 78%, 63%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.7% 0.215 302.5) |
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 #9D56EA | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9D56EA | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9D56EA text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9D56EA text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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
#F7F3FE
oklch(97% 0.015 302.6)
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Step 100
100
#EDE5FB
oklch(93.5% 0.031 302.3)
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Step 200
200
#E0D1FA
oklch(88.6% 0.058 301.9)
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Step 300
300
#CEB0F9
oklch(80.9% 0.106 302.9)
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Step 400
400
#B583F6
oklch(70.6% 0.168 302.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9D56EA
oklch(60.7% 0.215 302.5)
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Step 600
600
#903CE1
oklch(55.5% 0.235 302.4)
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Step 700
700
#7B2CC3
oklch(49.1% 0.217 302.6)
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Step 800
800
#64279E
oklch(42.7% 0.181 302.6)
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Step 900
900
#51277D
oklch(37.7% 0.14 302.6)
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Step 950
950
#2F1849
oklch(26.9% 0.088 302.5)
#9D56EA 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) | #007AEF | 0.166 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #227AE7 | 0.159 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8E7698 | 0.160 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.217 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9D56EA
#9D56EA
oklch(60.7% 0.215 302.5)
- #738F00
#738F00
oklch(60.6% 0.148 122.4)
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 #9D56EA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9D56EA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.022
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.063
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.064
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.069
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.069
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.075
Use #9D56EA 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.