#9d42e5

Medium Purple

Closest match (89% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(157, 66, 229)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(273, 76%, 58%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(31, 71, 0, 10)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.167

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#9d42e5

#8ae542

Analogous (Adjacent)

#4b42e5

#9d42e5

#e542dc

Triadic

#9d42e5

#e59d42

#42e59d

Split complementary

#9d42e5

#dce542

#42e54b

Complete conversion table

HEX

#9D42E5

RGB

rgb(157,66,229)

RGBA

rgba(157,66,229, 1)

HSL

hsl(273.5,75.81%,57.84%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.58 0.23 305.7)

CSS Variable

--color: #9d42e5;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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Product Mockup

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CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

4.83

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

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Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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On black background

4.34

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

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Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#9d42e5#8a8be5

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#9d42e5#b6b3e5

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#9d42e5#98636d

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SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#9d42e5#8863a2

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

47%

37%

16%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

47%

Cadmium red

Pigment

37%

Titanium white

Pigment

16%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Violet hue

380–450 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

16.7%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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#AA33EE

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#AA44DD

Poison Purple Paradise

#B300FF

Promiscuous Pink

#BB11EE

Conifer

#8AE542

Orchid

#E542DC

Royal Blue

#4C42E5

Tulip Tree

#E59D42

Turquoise

#42E59D

Pear

#DCE542

Heliotrope

#DD7DFF

Purple

#5E00A8