Dark Orchid (#9932CC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.70:1 — vs black: 3.68:1

Color values

  • HEX #9932CC
  • RGB rgb(153, 50, 204)
  • HSL hsl(280, 75%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 25, 75.49, 0, 20 )
  • Websafe #9933CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9932CC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#65CC32
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#4C32CC
#CC32B2
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#CC9932
#32CC99
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#B2CC32
#32CC4C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#CC4C32
#65CC32
#32B2CC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Orchid
#9932CC Base
#3D1451
#6B238F
#802AAB
#A952D5
#B86FDC
#D6ACEB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Orchid, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F0514
#2B0E39
#46175E
#622083
#7D29A7
Dark Orchid #9932CC Base
#AC56D6
#BE7BDF
#D0A0E8
#E3C5F1
#F5EBFA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9932CC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9932CC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9932CC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9932CC;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9932CC,
        #BFF2A6
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9932CC,
        #BFF2A6
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-orchid: #9932CC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-orchid-r: 153;
$dark-orchid-g: 50;
$dark-orchid-b: 204;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-orchid;
    color: rgba($dark-orchid-r, $dark-orchid-g, $dark-orchid-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Orchid appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9932CC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #5F5FCB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #4747CC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #875B5B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #666666 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Orchid ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Orchid #9932CC Base
Purple (Munsell) #9F00C5 ΔE 4.04
Blue Violet #8A2BE2 ΔE 4.40
Dark Violet #9400D3 ΔE 4.44
Veronica #A020F0 ΔE 4.67

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.