#9E42CD Color

#9E42CD is rgb(158, 66, 205) in RGB and hsl(280, 58%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#9E42CD

HEX#9E42CD

RGBrgb(158, 66, 205)

HSLhsl(280, 58%, 53%)

HSVhsv(280, 68%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(56.4% 0.211 311.9)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 68%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9E42CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text4.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9E42CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9E42CD Complementary#70CD42 Analogous#5942CD Analogous#CD42B5 Triadic#CD9E42 Triadic#42CD9E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9E42CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB5AD3 #B976DB #C58EE1 #D4AAE9 #E0C3EF #EFDFF6

Shades

#8C31B9 #772A9D #612281 #4C1B65 #371349 #210C2C

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