#9B1DCDProm Queen (#9B1DCD) is a mid-tone, vivid purple with an OKLCH hue of 313°, lightness 0.53 and chroma 0.246. 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 | #9B1DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 29, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 75%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 86%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 86%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(41.6 71.9 -63.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.530 0.246 313) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Prom Queen shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9d1fc1 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9e1fca — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9b1dcd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9b1cd0 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Prom Queen 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 6.09:1 and against black 3.45:1, 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.
#dfa6ff · #c769f5 · #9b1dcd · #7a00a4 · #4c0068 · #220032
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.
#7e7aff · #8f53ec · #9b1dcd · #960094 · #85005f · #6f0036
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.
#ff7199 · #c6677f · #9b1dcd · #76079e · #51006f · #3d0017
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.
#84e100 · #9c7fac · #9b1dcd · #663180 · #45145b · #230431
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f7e0 · #917e9c · #9b1dcd · #4d5647 · #2b1835 · #000200
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.
#eef4ea · #c4ccbf · #969f91 · #1c2615 · #010500 · #9b1dcd
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c7e2c4 · #dbbb37 · #a669a5 · #9b1dcd · #4a624a · #210616
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dffdca · #958800 · #9b1dcd · #006243 · #272200 · #000301
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffefdc · #b57700 · #9b1dcd · #005f5e · #002827 · #120600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee7 · #dc5500 · #9b1dcd · #356000 · #002632 · #000200
#AD4CDB · #BF6EE8 · #D08EF4 · #E2ADFF · #EED0FF
#8305B0 · #6A0090 · #51006F · #3A0051 · #250035
#913DB9 · #884FA5 · #7E5C90
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.