#991DCC

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #991DCC

When working with digital screens, the color #991DCC is rendered by mixing light. 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, 29, and 204.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 25% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow, and 20% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#991DCC
RGB153, 29, 204
HSL282.5°, 75.1%, 45.7%
CMYK25%, 86%, 0%, 20%
HSV282.5°, 85.8%, 80.0%
LAB41.2, 71.4, -63.6
XYZ24.5, 12.0, 58.2
Decimal10034636

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.40:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.90:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.89:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #991DCC; }
.text-color { color: #991DCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #991DCC; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC