#9E42C2 Color

#9E42C2 is rgb(158, 66, 194) in RGB and hsl(283, 51%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#9E42C2

HEX#9E42C2

RGBrgb(158, 66, 194)

HSLhsl(283, 51%, 51%)

HSVhsv(283, 66%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.201 315)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 66%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E42C2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E42C2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E42C2 Complementary#66C242 Analogous#5E42C2 Analogous#C242A6 Triadic#C29E42 Triadic#42C29E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E42C2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AC5DCB #B774D2 #C58FDB #D3AAE4 #E1C5EC #EDDCF4

Shades

#8937A9 #762F92 #612777 #4B1E5C #351541 #220E2A

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