#9A0EEAViolet (#9A0EEA) is a mid-tone, vivid purple with an OKLCH hue of 306°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.276. 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 | #9A0EEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 14, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 89%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 94%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34%, 94%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(43 79.9 -78) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.546 0.276 306) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Violet shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#9c15dc — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#9d14e6 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#9a0eea — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#9a0bed — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedTest Violet 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 5.79:1 and against black 3.62:1, 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.
#d8b3ff · #bf77ff · #9a0eea · #7800b9 · #4c0078 · #24003d
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.
#7586ff · #875aff · #9a0eea · #9700a9 · #880071 · #750044
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.
#ff79ac · #cf668d · #9a0eea · #7500b5 · #520080 · #430020
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.
#a2db00 · #9e84b9 · #9a0eea · #673391 · #46166a · #25063b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf7db · #9383a6 · #9a0eea · #525a48 · #2c1a3c · #010200
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.
#eff4e9 · #c6ccbf · #99a091 · #212816 · #030700 · #9a0eea
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cce3c3 · #ddbf38 · #a56bad · #9a0eea · #4f6349 · #200617
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2ddbf · #bbae6d · #579274 · #9a0eea · #4e604f · #1b0516
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffefdf · #c37600 · #9a0eea · #00655e · #002b27 · #160700
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffede8 · #f14400 · #9a0eea · #466200 · #002932 · #010400
#AB4BF4 · #BC6FFE · #CA93FF · #D9B4FF · #E8D4FF
#8100C6 · #6700A0 · #4F007C · #38005A · #23003B
#913DD1 · #8852B8 · #7F609E
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.