#9E73CB

Closest named color: Deep Lilac (#966EBD). oklch(63.4% 0.135 305.4), rgb(158, 115, 203).

Black text reads best on this color (5.76:1).

About this color

#9E73CB is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 305°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Deep Lilac (#966EBD), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.76:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.135)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Deep Lilac (#966EBD)
Black text	5.76:1
White text	3.64:1

Values

HEX	#9E73CB
RGB	rgb(158, 115, 203)
HSL	hsl(269, 46%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.4% 0.135 305.4)

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 #9E73CB	3.64:1	AA large text	Lc -69.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #9E73CB	5.76:1	AA	Lc 40.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#9E73CB text on white	3.64:1	AA large text	Lc 63.8	Content text, not long reading
#9E73CB text on black	5.76:1	AA	Lc -37.8	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.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FA

oklch(97.1% 0.009 308.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE7F4

oklch(93.6% 0.018 306.7)
Step 200
200

#DFD3ED

oklch(88.4% 0.037 306.4)
Step 300
300

#CBB6E3

oklch(80.9% 0.066 306.1)
Step 400
400

#B08FD5

oklch(70.6% 0.106 305.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#9E73CB

oklch(63.4% 0.135 305.4)
Step 600
600

#8859B7

oklch(55.6% 0.147 305.2)
Step 700
700

#73489D

oklch(49% 0.136 305.3)
Step 800
800

#5E3C80

oklch(42.8% 0.113 305.2)
Step 900
900

#4D3466

oklch(37.7% 0.087 305.7)
Step 950
950

#2D1F3C

oklch(27.1% 0.055 305.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#9E73CB 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)	#5D85CE	0.097
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6786C9	0.089
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#978195	0.100
Achromatopsia (no color)	#868686	0.136