Close to Dark Orchid
#9400A9
#9400A9 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 0% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #9400A9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.42:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.83:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.42:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.83:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9400A9 as they’d see it.
#9400A9 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #9400A9
What color is #9400A9?
#9400A9 is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 0% green, and 66.3% blue. Its hue is 293°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9400A9 in RGB?
#9400A9 is rgb(148, 0, 169): 148 red, 0 green, and 169 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9400A9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 100, 0, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9400A9?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9400A9?
Its complement #006400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.