#9E42AE Color

#9E42AE is rgb(158, 66, 174) in RGB and hsl(291, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#9E42AE

HEX#9E42AE

RGBrgb(158, 66, 174)

HSLhsl(291, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(291, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.182 321.5)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 62%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E42AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.46:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.84:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E42AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E42AE Complementary#52AE42 Analogous#6842AE Analogous#AE4288 Triadic#AE9E42 Triadic#42AE9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E42AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF55BE #BD72CA #C98CD4 #D5A6DD #E1C0E7 #EFDEF2

Shades

#893A98 #753181 #61296B #4A1F51 #36163B #220E25

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