#9900bc

Color #9900bc

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9900bc

RGB

rgb(153, 0, 188)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 100%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(38.56, 72.82, -58.58)

LCH

lch(38.56, 93.46, 321.19)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.2449, 317.52)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 0%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#23bc00

Analogous

#3b00bc

#9900bc

#bc0081

Triadic

#9900bc

#bc9900

#00bc99

Split-complementary

#9900bc

#81bc00

#00bc3b

Tetradic

#9900bc

#bc0023

#23bc00

#00bc99

Square

#9900bc

#bc3b00

#23bc00

#0081bc

Shades

Color #9900bc mixed toward black.

#80009d

#66007d

#4d005e

#33003f

#1a001f

Tints

Color #9900bc mixed toward white.

#c500f2

#d728ff

#e15eff

#eb94ff

#f5c9ff

Tones

Color #9900bc mixed toward gray.

#8f10ad

#851f9d

#7c2f8d

#723f7d

#684e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7675a6 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#7b82a0 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#95918c · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 30.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9900bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9900bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#9900bc (#9900bc) is rgb(153, 0, 188) in RGB.

No, #9900bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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