#9E77FE
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(67% 0.193 293.9), rgb(158, 119, 254).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.52:1).
About this color
#9E77FE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 294°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.52:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.52:1 |
| White text | 3.21:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E77FE |
| RGB | rgb(158, 119, 254) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 99%, 73%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.193 293.9) |
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 #9E77FE | 3.21:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E77FE | 6.52:1 | AA | Lc 44.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E77FE text on white | 3.21:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E77FE text on black | 6.52:1 | AA | Lc -42.6 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#F6F4FF
oklch(97.2% 0.015 294.5)
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Step 100
100
#EAE6FF
oklch(93.6% 0.034 293.1)
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Step 200
200
#DBD2FF
oklch(88.5% 0.062 294.3)
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Step 300
300
#C4B3FF
oklch(80.8% 0.107 294.1)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#9E77FE
oklch(67% 0.193 293.9)
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Step 500
500
#9563FF
oklch(63.2% 0.221 293.9)
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Step 600
600
#8433FC
oklch(55.6% 0.268 293.8)
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Step 700
700
#7020DC
oklch(49.1% 0.25 293.7)
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Step 800
800
#5B20B1
oklch(42.6% 0.206 294)
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Step 900
900
#4A248C
oklch(37.7% 0.16 294)
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Step 950
950
#2B1752
oklch(27% 0.102 294.1)
#9E77FE 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) | #3B91FF | 0.122 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #448DFB | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8693AF | 0.156 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E77FE
#9E77FE
oklch(67% 0.193 293.9)
- #959E00
#959E00
oklch(66.9% 0.15 113.8)
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 #9E77FE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E77FE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.033
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.038
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.048
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.056
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.056
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.056
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.061
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.068
Use #9E77FE 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.