#9E7AED
Closest named color: Periwinkle (#8E82FE). oklch(66.4% 0.167 296), rgb(158, 122, 237).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.46:1).
About this color
#9E7AED is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 296°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Periwinkle (#8E82FE), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.46:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Periwinkle (#8E82FE) |
| Black text | 6.46:1 |
| White text | 3.25:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9E7AED |
| RGB | rgb(158, 122, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 76%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.4% 0.167 296) |
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 #9E7AED | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9E7AED | 6.46:1 | AA | Lc 44.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9E7AED text on white | 3.25:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #9E7AED text on black | 6.46:1 | AA | Lc -42.1 | 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
#F6F4FC
oklch(97.1% 0.011 297.6)
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Step 100
100
#EBE7F8
oklch(93.6% 0.023 296.7)
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Step 200
200
#DBD4F4
oklch(88.5% 0.044 295.5)
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Step 300
300
#C5B6F0
oklch(80.9% 0.082 296.4)
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Step 400
400
#A88EE9
oklch(70.6% 0.132 296)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9E7AED
oklch(66.4% 0.167 296)
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Step 600
600
#7F55CF
oklch(55.6% 0.181 295.8)
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Step 700
700
#6C44B3
oklch(49.1% 0.168 296.2)
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Step 800
800
#583991
oklch(42.7% 0.139 296.2)
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Step 900
900
#483274
oklch(37.7% 0.109 296.1)
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Step 950
950
#2A1E44
oklch(27% 0.069 296)
#9E7AED 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) | #528FF1 | 0.103 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #598DEA | 0.097 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8C90A8 | 0.134 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9E7AED
#9E7AED
oklch(66.4% 0.167 296)
- #909E00
#909E00
oklch(66.5% 0.152 115.9)
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 #9E7AED, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9E7AED.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Periwinkle #8E82FE ΔE 0.036
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.039
- Lavender Blue #8B88F8 ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.043
- Perrywinkle #8F8CE7 ΔE 0.050
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.056
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.063
- Wisteria #A87DC2 ΔE 0.069
Use #9E7AED 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.