HEX Color #9900BD (Darkorchid)

About #9900BD

When working with digital screens, the color #9900BD is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 0 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 19% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 288.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9900BD

RGB153, 0, 189

HSL288.6°, 100.0%, 37.1%

CMYK19%, 100%, 0%, 26%

HSV288.6°, 100.0%, 74.1%

LAB38.6, 73.0, -59.1

XYZ22.3, 10.4, 49.0

Decimal10027197

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9900BD #24BD00

Analogous

#3A00BD #BD0082

Triadic

#BD9800 #00BD98

Tetradic

#BD3A00 #24BD00 #0082BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#9900BD

#A41CC4

#AF38CB

#BB55D3

#C671DA

#D18DE1

#DDAAE9

#E8C6F0

#F3E2F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#9900BD

#8800A8

#770093

#66007E

#550069

#440054

#33003F

#22002A

#110015

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.80:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.09:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

6.50:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

2.63:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9900BD; }

.text-color { color: #9900BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #9900BD; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid

#9932CC