#9A2CA0Purple Ink (#9A2CA0) is a mid-tone, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 326°, lightness 0.51 and chroma 0.196. 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 | #9A2CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 44, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 73%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 72%, 0%, 37%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(39.9 59.1 -39.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.508 0.196 326) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Purple Ink shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9b2b96 — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9d2d9d — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#9a2ca0 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9a2ca2 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Purple Ink 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 6.48:1 and against black 3.24:1, 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.
#ea97ed · #c66aca · #9a2ca0 · #7a0b80 · #4b004f · #200022
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.
#8f73db · #9652c2 · #9a2ca0 · #911170 · #7f0044 · #680020
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.
#fea4a6 · #ff6674 · #b6696c · #9a2ca0 · #741979 · #510056
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.
#60e470 · #987a99 · #9a2ca0 · #642f66 · #421444 · #1f0421
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e7f7e7 · #c5afc5 · #788378 · #9a2ca0 · #5a445a · #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.
#ebf5ec · #c1ccc2 · #93a094 · #182718 · #000500 · #9a2ca0
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ded6b1 · #6cc230 · #8c66b1 · #9a2ca0 · #425745 · #1f050f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f1f2cb · #90e8ce · #7b7f4e · #9a2ca0 · #475745 · #110629
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fff0d1 · #e4ae11 · #00909d · #9a2ca0 · #005760 · #0e0600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee3 · #ff9b4d · #009a2e · #9a2ca0 · #005377 · #000200
#AD50B2 · #C06FC3 · #D38ED5 · #E5ACE7 · #F7CAF8
#831D88 · #6C0D71 · #55005A · #3E0041 · #28002B
#903F94 · #864C88 · #7B577C
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.