#9900E9

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #9900E9

Visually, #9900E9 is defined as a vivid purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 0 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. With a hue angle of 279.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9900E9
RGB153, 0, 233
HSL279.4°, 100.0%, 45.7%
CMYK34%, 100%, 0%, 9%
HSV279.4°, 100.0%, 91.4%
LAB42.2, 81.0, -78.6
XYZ27.8, 12.7, 78.1
Decimal10027241

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.53:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9900E9; }
.text-color { color: #9900E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9900E9; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
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