HEX Color #9949DB (Darkorchid)

About #9949DB

The precise color #9949DB is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 73, 219).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 67% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 272.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9949DB

RGB153, 73, 219

HSL272.9°, 67.0%, 57.3%

CMYK30%, 67%, 0%, 14%

HSV272.9°, 66.7%, 85.9%

LAB47.8, 58.8, -61.5

XYZ28.3, 16.7, 68.7

Decimal10045915

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9949DB #8ADB48

Analogous

#5048DB #DB48D3

Triadic

#DB9948 #48DB98

Tetradic

#DB5048 #8ADB48 #48D4DB

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#9949DB

#A45DDF

#AF71E3

#BB85E7

#C699EB

#D1AEEF

#DDC2F3

#E8D6F7

#F3EAFB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#9949DB

#8840C2

#7738AA

#663092

#552879

#442061

#331849

#221030

#110818

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.85:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.33:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.63:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.68:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9949DB; }

.text-color { color: #9949DB; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #9949DB; }

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Darkorchid

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