Warm Purple #952E8F
Warm Purple is a medium-dark, vivid purple with hex code #952E8F and RGB rgb(149, 46, 143).
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White text reads best on this color (6.85:1).
About this color
#952E8F is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 330°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Warm Purple. White text reads best on it, at 6.85:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Warm Purple |
| Black text | 3.06:1 |
| White text | 6.85:1 |
Colors that go with Warm Purple
Matches found by rotating Warm Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Warm Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Warm Purple, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Warm Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Eggplant #894585 ΔE 0.052
- Dark Magenta #8B008B ΔE 0.054
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.060
- Red Violet #9E0168 ΔE 0.071
- Purple #800080 ΔE 0.074
- Deep Magenta #A0025C ΔE 0.087
- Dark Fuchsia #9D0759 ΔE 0.090
- Rebecca Purple #663399 ΔE 0.096
More about Warm Purple
How to make Warm Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts purple
- 2 parts pink
- 1 part red
Recipe result: #863E8E, a difference of ΔE 0.038 from Warm Purple. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Warm Purple in every format
| HEX | #952E8F |
| RGB | rgb(149, 46, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 53%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.177 330.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #952E8F | 6.85:1 | AA | Lc -87.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #952E8F | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #952E8F text on white | 6.85:1 | AA | Lc 82.7 | Fine for body text |
| #952E8F text on black | 3.06:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
Shades and tints of Warm Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#FAF3F9
oklch(97.1% 0.011 330.1)
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Step 100
100
#F4E4F2
oklch(93.6% 0.025 329.7)
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Step 200
200
#ECCEE8
oklch(88.4% 0.048 330.3)
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Step 300
300
#E1ADDB
oklch(80.9% 0.086 330.3)
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Step 400
400
#D07FC9
oklch(70.7% 0.138 330)
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Step 500
500
#C25BBA
oklch(63.1% 0.175 330.4)
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Step 600
600
#AD3DA6
oklch(55.6% 0.19 330.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#952E8F
oklch(49.2% 0.177 330.3)
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Step 800
800
#792874
oklch(42.8% 0.146 330.3)
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Step 900
900
#62265D
oklch(37.7% 0.114 330.9)
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Step 950
950
#391737
oklch(26.9% 0.073 329.6)
Warm Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #255192 | 0.188 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4B5F8C | 0.161 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9B3A5B | 0.095 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5A5A5A | 0.179 |
Use Warm Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.