#9F63EE
Closest named color: Lighter Purple (#A55AF4). oklch(63% 0.202 300.6), rgb(159, 99, 238).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.49:1).
About this color
#9F63EE is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.202 and its hue 301°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lighter Purple (#A55AF4), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.49:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.202) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Lighter Purple (#A55AF4) |
| Black text | 5.49:1 |
| White text | 3.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #9F63EE |
| RGB | rgb(159, 99, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 80%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.202 300.6) |
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 #9F63EE | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #9F63EE | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #9F63EE text on white | 3.82:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #9F63EE text on black | 5.49:1 | AA | Lc -36.4 | 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
#EDE6FB
oklch(93.7% 0.029 301)
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Step 200
200
#DFD1F9
oklch(88.5% 0.056 301.2)
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Step 300
300
#CBB2F7
oklch(80.9% 0.099 300.8)
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Step 400
400
#B187F3
oklch(70.7% 0.158 300.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#9F63EE
oklch(63% 0.202 300.6)
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Step 600
600
#8B44DD
oklch(55.6% 0.221 300.5)
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Step 700
700
#7634C0
oklch(49.1% 0.205 300.4)
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Step 800
800
#602D9B
oklch(42.7% 0.169 300.5)
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Step 900
900
#4E2A7B
oklch(37.6% 0.132 300.6)
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Step 950
950
#2E1A48
oklch(27% 0.083 301.1)
#9F63EE 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) | #1882F3 | 0.154 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #3882EB | 0.141 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #8F809F | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #828282 | 0.204 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #9F63EE
#9F63EE
oklch(63% 0.202 300.6)
- #7D9600
#7D9600
oklch(63.1% 0.151 120.8)
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 #9F63EE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #9F63EE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.022
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.046
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.046
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.054
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.059
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.066
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.069
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.070
Use #9F63EE 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.