pinkneutralCC0 survey name

Medium Purple #9E43A2

Medium Purple is a mid-tone, moderately saturated neutral color (#9E43A2; HSL 297° 41% 45%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “medium purple”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#9E43A2
RGBrgb(158, 67, 162)
HSLhsl(297, 41%, 45%)
HSVhsv(297, 59%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(53.94% 0.169 325.9)
OKLaboklab(53.94% 0.1401 -0.0947)
CMYKcmyk(2.5%, 58.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
XYZxyz(22.6288, 13.8934, 35.6652)
CIE-LABlab(44.1, 50.9, -34.3)
CIE-LCHlch(44.1, 61.4, 326.1°)
Luminance0.139 (WCAG relative)
/* Medium Purple */ --medium-purple: #9e43a2; color: #9e43a2; background-color: #9e43a2;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0).

Collections: Dusty Pink Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#8d3d90 #7d377f #6c316f #5d2c5e #4d264e #3e203f #301a30 #221422 #150c15 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#a957ab #b36ab4 #bd7cbe #c78fc7 #d1a1d0 #dab4da #e4c6e3 #edd9ec #f6ecf6 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#99489c #944d96 #8f5291 #8a568b #855985 #7f5d7f #7a6079 #746374 #6e666e #686868

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#9E43A2
#47A243
#9e43a2 #47a243

Analogous

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#6F43A2
#9E43A2
#A24376
#6f43a2 #9e43a2 #a24376

Triadic

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#9E43A2
#A29E43
#43A29E
#9e43a2 #a29e43 #43a29e

Tetradic

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#9E43A2
#A26F43
#47A243
#4376A2
#9e43a2 #a26f43 #47a243 #4376a2

Square

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#9E43A2
#A26F43
#47A243
#4376A2
#9e43a2 #a26f43 #47a243 #4376a2

Split Complementary

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#9E43A2
#76A243
#43A26F
#9e43a2 #76a243 #43a26f

Monochromatic

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#4A1F4B
#743177
#9E43A2
#BB64BF
#CE8FD1
#4a1f4b #743177 #9e43a2 #bb64bf #ce8fd1

Accessibility & contrast

5.56
#9E43A2 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.78
#9E43A2 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on medium purple

5.56
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3661A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556C9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A24F6C

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Purply #983FB23.93
Warm Purple #952E8F5.39
Barney #AC1DB85.87
Light Eggplant #8945856.22
Purpleish #98568D7.23
Purplish #94568C7.29

Colors that go with medium purple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Plum Purple #4E0550
2.6:1
Same hue family as medium purple (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Dark Blue #00035B
3.3:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 59°) — adds depth without tension
Beige #F5F5DC
5.0:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈123°) — balanced three-way contrast
Pale Lime #BEFD73
4.6:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Lightgreen #90EE90
3.9:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈177°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.