#9E69E7
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(63.3% 0.185 300.6), rgb(158, 105, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#9E69E7 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.185 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.185) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E69E7 |
| RGB | rgb(158, 105, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 72%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.185 300.6) |
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 #9E69E7 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E69E7 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E69E7 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9E69E7 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -37.1 | 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
#F7F4FD
oklch(97.2% 0.012 301.3)
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Step 100
100
#ECE6F9
oklch(93.5% 0.026 300.3)
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Step 200
200
#DED2F6
oklch(88.5% 0.051 300.6)
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Step 300
300
#CAB4F3
oklch(81% 0.09 300.4)
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Step 400
400
#B089EC
oklch(70.6% 0.145 300.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9E69E7
oklch(63.3% 0.185 300.6)
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Step 600
600
#894BD4
oklch(55.6% 0.202 300.8)
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Step 700
700
#743BB8
oklch(49.1% 0.188 300.5)
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Step 800
800
#5E3295
oklch(42.6% 0.155 300.3)
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Step 900
900
#4D2E77
oklch(37.8% 0.121 300.3)
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Step 950
950
#2D1B45
oklch(26.9% 0.077 301.2)
#9E69E7 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) | #3684EB | 0.135 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4883E4 | 0.123 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F829E | 0.142 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E69E7
#9E69E7
oklch(63.3% 0.185 300.6)
- #7E9700
#7E9700
oklch(63.4% 0.152 120.7)
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 #9E69E7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E69E7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.030
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.038
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.060
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.065
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.065
Use #9E69E7 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.