What color is #9932CC?

#9932CC is a moderate magenta known as Dark Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Orchid?

The RGB value is 153, 50, 204: 153 red, 50 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Orchid?

The complementary color is #65CC32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9932CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Orchid color: hex code #9932CC

#9932CC rgb(153, 50, 204)

Shades of purple

Dark Orchid has the hex code #9932CC. It is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 19.6% green and 80% blue (153, 50, 204).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 61% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword darkorchid.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

Dark Orchid (#9932CC) color codes

HEX	`#9932CC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 50, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 19.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 61%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, 65.15, -60.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 88.64, 317.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.175, 13.414, 58.378)`
Decimal	`10040012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Orchid, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9932CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9932CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9932CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9932cc; }
.text { color: #9932cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9932cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 50 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9932cc, #cc32b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9932CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9932CC?: #9932CC is a moderate magenta known as Dark Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Orchid?: The RGB value is 153, 50, 204: 153 red, 50 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Orchid?: The complementary color is #65CC32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9932CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.