#9942E2

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #9942E2

Visually, #9942E2 is defined as a vivid purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 66, and 226.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 32% Cyan, 71% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 11% Black. The HSL representation is 272.6° hue, 73.4% saturation, and 57.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#9942E2
RGB153, 66, 226
HSL272.6°, 73.4%, 57.3%
CMYK32%, 71%, 0%, 11%
HSV272.6°, 70.8%, 88.6%
LAB47.2, 63.5, -66.5
XYZ28.8, 16.2, 73.6
Decimal10044130

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.23:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.60:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9942E2; }
.text-color { color: #9942E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9942E2; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
#9932CC