#9949BD

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #9949BD

When working with digital screens, the color #9949BD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 73 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 19% Cyan, 61% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9949BD
RGB153, 73, 189
HSL281.4°, 46.8%, 51.4%
CMYK19%, 61%, 0%, 26%
HSV281.4°, 61.4%, 74.1%
LAB45.9, 52.2, -47.3
XYZ24.7, 15.2, 49.8
Decimal10045885

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.04:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.44:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9949BD; }
.text-color { color: #9949BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9949BD; }

Similar Colors

Mediumorchid
#BA55D3