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Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Conversions

HEX#9932CC

RGBrgb(153, 50, 204)

HSLhsl(280, 61%, 50%)

HSVhsv(280, 75%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #9932cc;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(153, 50, 204);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(280, 61%, 50%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 5.70 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.36 : 1

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About Dark Orchid

Dark Orchid is the hex color #9932CC, which translates to rgb(153, 50, 204) in RGB and hsl(280, 61%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 280 degrees, with a saturation of 61 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.227 is high, so Dark Orchid is one of the more vivid purple tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Dark Orchid compares

Dark Orchid is exactly the CSS keyword darkorchid, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is fuchsia-700 (#A800B7), at a distance of 12.5. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Blue Violet at 15.4. Sorted by lightness, Dark Orchid is number 11 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Dark Orchid

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Dark Orchid, led by White at 5.70:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Dark Orchid already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Dark Orchid. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	5.70:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.36:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.61:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Dark Orchid

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Dark Orchid for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Dark Orchid

Format	Value
HEX	#9932CC
RGB	rgb(153, 50, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.2272 311.51)
CIELAB	lab(43.38 65.15 -60.10)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.