#9E68E9
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.189 300.4), rgb(158, 104, 233).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.61:1).
About this color
#9E68E9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.189 and its hue 300°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.61:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.189) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.61:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E68E9 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 104, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 75%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.189 300.4) |
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 #9E68E9 | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E68E9 | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E68E9 text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9E68E9 text on black | 5.61:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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
#CAB3F4
oklch(80.9% 0.093 300.5)
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Step 400
400
#B089EE
oklch(70.7% 0.148 300.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9E68E9
oklch(63.3% 0.189 300.4)
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Step 600
600
#894AD6
oklch(55.6% 0.205 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#743ABA
oklch(49.1% 0.191 300.1)
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Step 800
800
#5F3196
oklch(42.7% 0.158 300.8)
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Step 900
900
#4D2D78
oklch(37.7% 0.124 300.2)
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Step 950
950
#2D1B46
oklch(27% 0.078 300.6)
#9E68E9 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) | #3183ED | 0.138 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4583E6 | 0.127 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F829F | 0.144 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.190 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E68E9
#9E68E9
oklch(63.3% 0.189 300.4)
- #7E9600
#7E9600
oklch(63.2% 0.151 120.4)
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 #9E68E9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E68E9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.034
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.035
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.058
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.063
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.066
Use #9E68E9 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.