#9E40D9
Closest named color: Dark Orchid (#9932CC). oklch(57% 0.225 309), rgb(158, 64, 217).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#9E40D9 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 57%, its chroma 0.225 and its hue 309°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (57%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.225) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Orchid (#9932CC) |
| Black text | 4.18:1 |
| White text | 5.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E40D9 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 64, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 67%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.225 309) |
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 #9E40D9 | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -79.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #9E40D9 | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 30.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E40D9 text on white | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9E40D9 text on black | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -27.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FD
oklch(97.1% 0.014 308.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E5F9
oklch(93.6% 0.029 310.1)
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Step 200
200
#E4D0F6
oklch(88.6% 0.056 308.9)
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Step 300
300
#D4AFF3
oklch(81% 0.102 309)
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Step 400
400
#BE81EC
oklch(70.7% 0.162 309.1)
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Step 500
500
#AE5CE6
oklch(63.1% 0.207 309.1)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#9E40D9
oklch(57% 0.225 309)
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Step 700
700
#832BB8
oklch(49.1% 0.21 308.9)
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Step 800
800
#6B2695
oklch(42.8% 0.174 309.2)
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Step 900
900
#562677
oklch(37.7% 0.135 308.5)
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Step 950
950
#331745
oklch(27% 0.086 309.9)
#9E40D9 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) | #006BDD | 0.188 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1C70D6 | 0.184 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #956288 | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #6F6F6F | 0.227 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E40D9
#9E40D9
oklch(57% 0.225 309)
- #5B8700
#5B8700
oklch(56.9% 0.151 128.9)
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 #9E40D9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E40D9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Orchid #9932CC ΔE 0.031
- Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 0.054
- Vibrant Purple #AD03DE ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.057
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.061
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.062
- Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 0.066
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.066
Use #9E40D9 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.