#9933CC Color

#9933CC is rgb(153, 51, 204) in RGB, hsl(280, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9933CC

HEX#9933CC

RGBrgb(153, 51, 204)

HSLhsl(280, 60%, 50%)

HSVhsv(280, 75%, 80%)

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

OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.226 311.4)

LABlab(42.95% 59.59 -60.41)

LCHlch(42.95% 84.85 314.60)

What #9933CC 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 #9933CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 0.43 Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 9.98 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.21 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.75 French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.2 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.88

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

#9933CC Channel Values

How #9933CC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 51 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 60% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 75% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.68:1 vs white · 3.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9933CC 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 text5.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9933CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9933CC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #9933CC

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.

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Shades

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How #9933CC 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#9933CC

Protanopia#5151CC

Protanomaly#7547CC

Deuteranopia#6464CB

Deuteranomaly#7D54CB

Tritanopia#885B5B

Tritanomaly#8F4E96

Achromatopsia#676767

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Using #9933CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-9933cc: #9933CC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9933CC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9933cc': '#9933CC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.200, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="color_9933cc">#9933CC</color>

SVG fillfill="#9933CC"

More Purple Colors

#9933CC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9933ff 9932cc 9947e6 9900ff 9966cc 9900cc 9966ff 9810fa 9a4eae 967bb6 9c51b6 9678b6 a679d2 b666d2 c94dff d69ae5 e6d9f2 0e001a 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce

#9933CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9933CC?

#9933CC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(153, 51, 204) in RGB and hsl(280, 60%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.43.

What is the RGB value of #9933CC?

#9933CC is rgb(153, 51, 204) — red 153, green 51, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9933CC?

#9933CC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 75%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9933CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9933CC scores 5.68:1 against white and 3.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9933CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9933CC 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 0.43, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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