#9900B6

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #9900B6

Visually, #9900B6 is defined as a vivid magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 0, and 182.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 16% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 29% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9900B6
RGB153, 0, 182
HSL290.4°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK16%, 100%, 0%, 29%
HSV290.4°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB38.1, 71.8, -55.8
XYZ21.6, 10.1, 45.1
Decimal10027190

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.03:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.58:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9900B6; }
.text-color { color: #9900B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9900B6; }

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Darkorchid
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