HEX atlas value

#9932CC

#9932CC is a cool purple HEX color close to Dark Orchid. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 153, 50, 204, HSL 280, 61%, 50%, has luminance 0.1341, and belongs to the balanced group.

purple cool balanced

#9932CC Sample readable text

HEX #9932CC

RGB rgb(153, 50, 204)

HSL hsl(280 61% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 75, 0, 20)

Luminance 0.1341

Contrast Black 3.68:1White 5.7:1

CSS

--color-9932cc: #9932CC;
.background-9932cc { background-color: #9932CC; }
.text-9932cc { color: #9932CC; }

Luminance0.1341

Black text3.68:1AA Fail

White text5.7:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#9932CC","rgb":[153,50,204],"hsl":[280,61,50],"cmyk":[25,75,0,20],"luminance":0.1341,"contrast":{"black":3.68,"white":5.7}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.68,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#66CD32","hex":"#66CD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.34,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#622083","hex":"#622083","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.22,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4C32CD","hex":"#4C32CD","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.65,"contrastWhite":7.94,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BE7CDF","hex":"#BE7CDF","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.14,"contrastWhite":2.94,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Dark Violet","hex":"#9400D3","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.56,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool purple","balanced","balanced purple","Dark Orchid adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9932cc.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-orchid.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/blue-violet.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-orchid.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#66CD32","analogous":["#4C32CD","#CD32B3"],"triadic":["#CD9932","#32CD99"],"tetradic":["#CD4C32","#66CD32","#32B3CD"],"splitComplementary":["#B3CD32","#32CD4C"],"monochromatic":["#BE7CDF","#9932CC","#622083"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BE7CDF","dark":"#622083","saturated":"#A316E9","desaturated":"#904EB1","pastel":"#C9A2DD","neon":"#B829FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-orchid","name":"Dark Orchid","hex":"#9932CC","distance":0},{"slug":"blue-violet","name":"Blue Violet","hex":"#8A2BE2","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"medium-orchid","name":"Medium Orchid","hex":"#BA55D3","distance":48.61069841094653},{"slug":"dark-violet","name":"Dark Violet","hex":"#9400D3","distance":50.73460357586329},{"slug":"amethyst","name":"Amethyst","hex":"#9966CC","distance":52}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9932CC

#9932CC is classified as a cool purple value with balanced visual character. #9932CC is visually closest to Dark Orchid, a named purple color with HEX #9932CC.

The RGB channels are 153, 50, and 204, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 280deg with 61% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.1341, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.68:1AA Fail

White text5.7:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9932CC needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.68:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.7:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#66CD32#000000 text · best 10.34:1#66CD32

#622083#FFFFFF text · best 10.22:1#622083

#4C32CD#FFFFFF text · best 7.94:1#4C32CD

#BE7CDF#000000 text · best 7.14:1#BE7CDF

Dark Violet#FFFFFF text · best 6.56:1#9400D3

Generated Palette

Dark Orchid#9932CC

#66CD32#66CD32

#4C32CD#4C32CD

#CD32B3#CD32B3

#BE7CDF#BE7CDF

#622083#622083

Color Harmonies

#66CD32#66CD32

#4C32CD#4C32CD

#CD32B3#CD32B3

#CD9932#CD9932

#32CD99#32CD99

Variants

#BE7CDF#BE7CDF

#622083#622083

#A316E9#A316E9

#904EB1#904EB1

#C9A2DD#C9A2DD

#B829FF#B829FF

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Orchid#9932CC

Blue Violet#8A2BE2

Medium Orchid#BA55D3

Dark Violet#9400D3

Amethyst#9966CC

#9932CC

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9932CC

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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