#9950E9

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #9950E9

When working with digital screens, the color #9950E9 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, 80, and 233.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 66% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 268.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9950E9
RGB153, 80, 233
HSL268.6°, 77.7%, 61.4%
CMYK34%, 66%, 0%, 9%
HSV268.6°, 65.7%, 91.4%
LAB50.0, 58.8, -66.0
XYZ30.7, 18.4, 79.0
Decimal10047721

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.68:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9950E9; }
.text-color { color: #9950E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9950E9; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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