#9957F8

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #9957F8

When working with digital screens, the color #9957F8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkorchid. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(153, 87, 248).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 65% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 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#9957F8
RGB153, 87, 248
HSL264.6°, 92.0%, 65.7%
CMYK38%, 65%, 0%, 3%
HSV264.6°, 64.9%, 97.3%
LAB52.2, 59.0, -70.7
XYZ33.5, 20.4, 91.0
Decimal10049528

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.07:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9957F8; }
.text-color { color: #9957F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9957F8; }

Similar Colors

Darkorchid
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