#9916C5

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #9916C5

The hex code #9916C5 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 22, and 197.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 89% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9916C5
RGB153, 22, 197
HSL284.9°, 79.9%, 42.9%
CMYK22%, 89%, 0%, 23%
HSV284.9°, 88.8%, 77.3%
LAB40.2, 71.5, -61.2
XYZ23.5, 11.4, 53.8
Decimal10032837

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.28:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.78:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9916C5; }
.text-color { color: #9916C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9916C5; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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