Dark Orchid

Dark Orchid is a medium, saturated violet color with the hex code #9932CC (hue 280°, saturation 61%, lightness 50%). It is also the CSS named color darkorchid.

#9932CC

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Dark Orchid	`#9932CC`	153, 50, 204	280°, 61%, 50%	25, 75, 0, 20	54.1% 0.227 312

Contrast with white text 5.70:1, with black text 3.68:1 — use white text on Dark Orchid.

darkorchid is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: darkorchid works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#EBD6F5

#CC99E6

#AE5BD7

#8A2DB8

#5C1E7B

#2E0F3D

Colors that go with Dark Orchid

Six color schemes built on Dark Orchid with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Bitter Dandelion (#6ECB3C), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Dark Violet (darkviolet): Dark Violet (#9400D3) is darker than Dark Orchid (relative luminance 0.110 vs 0.134) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Blue Violet (blueviolet): Blue Violet (#8A2BE2) is about as light as Dark Orchid (relative luminance 0.126 vs 0.134) and more saturated, with its hue 9° away.
Medium Orchid (mediumorchid): Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) is lighter than Dark Orchid (relative luminance 0.216 vs 0.134) and equally saturated, with its hue 8° away.
Slate Blue (slateblue): Slate Blue (#6A5ACD) is lighter than Dark Orchid (relative luminance 0.148 vs 0.134) and less saturated, with its hue 32° away.

Gradients with Dark Orchid

Similar medium purple colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Dark Orchid?

#9932CC — RGB 153, 50, 204, HSL 280°, 61%, 50%.

Is Dark Orchid a warm or cool color?

Cool — its hue sits at 280° on the color wheel.