pinkneutralCC0 survey name

Warm Purple #952E8F

Warm Purple is a mid-tone, moderately saturated neutral color (#952E8F; HSL 303° 53% 38%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “warm purple”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Magenta Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#952E8F
RGBrgb(149, 46, 143)
HSLhsl(303, 53%, 38%)
HSVhsv(303, 69%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(49.24% 0.177 330.3)
OKLaboklab(49.24% 0.154 -0.0877)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69.1%, 4%, 41.6%)
XYZxyz(18.3293, 10.3281, 27.0094)
CIE-LABlab(38.4, 54.3, -31.8)
CIE-LCHlch(38.4, 62.9, 329.6°)
Luminance0.103 (WCAG relative)
/* Warm Purple */ --warm-purple: #952e8f; color: #952e8f; background-color: #952e8f;

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

Collections: Dusty Pink Colors · Berry 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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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#852b80 #762871 #672562 #582154 #4a1e46 #3c1a39 #2e162c #21121f #150a13 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#a1469a #ac5ba5 #b770b0 #c284bb #cd98c6 #d7add1 #e2c1dd #ecd5e8 #f5eaf4 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#90368a #8a3c84 #85417f #7f467a #7a4a75 #744e6f #6e526a #685565 #615860 #5a5a5a

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#952E8F
#2E9534
#952e8f #2e9534

Analogous

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#672E95
#952E8F
#952E5B
#672e95 #952e8f #952e5b

Triadic

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#952E8F
#8F952E
#2E8F95
#952e8f #8f952e #2e8f95

Tetradic

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#952E8F
#95672E
#2E9534
#2E5B95
#952e8f #95672e #2e9534 #2e5b95

Square

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#952E8F
#95672E
#2E9534
#2E5B95
#952e8f #95672e #2e9534 #2e5b95

Split Complementary

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#952E8F
#5B952E
#2E9567
#952e8f #5b952e #2e9567

Monochromatic

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#371135
#662062
#952E8F
#C33DBB
#D26CCC
#371135 #662062 #952e8f #c33dbb #d26ccc

Accessibility & contrast

6.85
#952E8F on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.07
#952E8F on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on warm purple

6.85
#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)
#255192
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B5F8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B3A5B

Closest named colors

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

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Barney Purple #A004983.69
Medium Purple #9E43A25.39
Light Eggplant #8945855.44
Darkmagenta #8B008B5.54
Purply #983FB26.95
Barney #AC1DB87.10

Colors that go with warm purple

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

2.7:1
Same hue family as warm purple (Δh 1°) — guaranteed harmony
Maroon #800000
1.6:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 57°) — adds depth without tension
Beige #F5F5DC
6.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈117°) — balanced three-way contrast
Key Lime #AEFF6E
5.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈150°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Lightgreen #90EE90
4.8:1
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.