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#9927BE Color

#9927BE is rgb(153, 39, 190) in RGB, hsl(285, 66%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 79%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9927BE
HEX#9927BE
RGBrgb(153, 39, 190)
HSLhsl(285, 66%, 45%)
HSVhsv(285, 79%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 79%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.226 315.9)
LABlab(40.68% 61.41 -55.93)
LCHlch(40.68% 83.06 317.67)

What #9927BE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9927BE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 5.36Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 7.44Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 10.49Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.95Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.55Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 16.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#9927BE Channel Values

How #9927BE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 153 · G 39 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 66% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 79% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.2:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9927BE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9927BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9927BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9927BE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9927BE
Complementary
#4DBE27
Analogous
#4D27BE
Analogous
#BE2799
Triadic
#BE9927
Triadic
#27BE99
Split comp.
#99BE27
Split comp.
#27BE4D

Tints & Shades of #9927BE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF38D6
#BB56DC
#C878E3
#D495E9
#E2B7F0
#EED5F6

Shades

#8422A5
#701D8C
#5C1772
#4B135D
#360E44
#22092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9927BE.

How #9927BE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9927BE
Protanopia#4B4BBE
Protanomaly#7340BE
Deuteranopia#6161BD
Deuteranomaly#7B50BD
Tritanopia#8A5151
Tritanomaly#90448A
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9927BE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9927be: #9927BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9927BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9927be': '#9927BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.153, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_9927be">#9927BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#9927BE"

More Purple Colors

#9927BE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9927BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9927BE?

#9927BE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 39, 190) in RGB and hsl(285, 66%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #9927BE?

#9927BE is rgb(153, 39, 190) — red 153, green 39, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9927BE?

#9927BE converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 79%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9927BE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9927BE scores 6.2:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9927BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9927BE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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