#9B4682Grape Riot (#9B4682) is a mid-tone, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 340°, lightness 0.52 and chroma 0.135. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #9B4682 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 70, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(318, 38%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(318, 55%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 16%, 39%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(42.7 43 -17.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.524 0.135 340) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Grape Riot shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9d437a — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9e4680 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward red#9b4682 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9b4684 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Grape Riot in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.85:1 and against black 3.59:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eca5d3 · #c87baf · #9b4682 · #7c2e66 · #530c42 · #28001e
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c4717c · #b25a7e · #9b4682 · #7a3d80 · #5a3478 · #3c2b6a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ee836f · #ac786e · #9b4682 · #753061 · #551745 · #370903
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#6adfa6 · #9c8192 · #9b4682 · #663a58 · #452039 · #220b1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f6ed · #907e89 · #9b4682 · #4a534e · #2b1b26 · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f5ee · #c0cec5 · #92a299 · #172b21 · #000903 · #9b4682
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d7dab4 · #d2a5d5 · #4aaa99 · #9b4682 · #4c5f46 · #180825
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dbfbe9 · #6e9148 · #9b4682 · #005e5a · #152700 · #000202
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f8f3d4 · #93852d · #9b4682 · #005a6f · #002630 · #060400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefdd · #ad7832 · #9b4682 · #00613d · #002242 · #000401
#AE6196 · #C07CAA · #D398BE · #E5B3D3 · #F6CFE8
#83376D · #6C2859 · #551945 · #400A32 · #2B0020
#92507D · #885878 · #7E5F73
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.