#9F42A9 Color

#9F42A9 is rgb(159, 66, 169) in RGB and hsl(294, 44%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkOrchid. White text is most readable on this background.

#9F42A9

HEX#9F42A9

RGBrgb(159, 66, 169)

HSLhsl(294, 44%, 46%)

HSVhsv(294, 61%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.178 323.7)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 61%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #9F42A9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9F42A9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#9F42A9 Complementary#4CA942 Analogous#6B42A9 Analogous#A94280 Triadic#A99F42 Triadic#42A99F

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #9F42A9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B152BC #BF70C7 #CA89D1 #D7A7DD #E3C1E7 #F0DEF2

Shades

#8A3993 #75317D #612867 #4C1F51 #37173B #220E25

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