What does the color DarkOrchid mean?

Purple

DarkOrchid

#9932cc

#ad5bd6

#c284e0

#d6adeb

#ebd6f5

#9442bd

Meaning

Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands.

History

DarkOrchid is a standard CSS/SVG named color used across browsers since early web standards.

Usage

Use DarkOrchid (#9932cc) in CSS as color: darkorchid; or as #9932cc.

Preview

DarkOrchid

#9932cc

Overview

Family: Purple

Accessibility on this swatch:

(5.7:1)

Contrast vs white: 5.7:1 · vs black: 3.68:1

Formats

HEX

#9932cc

RGB

rgb(153, 50, 204)

RGBA

rgba(153, 50, 204, 1)

HSL

hsl(280, 61%, 50%)

HSV

hsv(280, 75%, 80%)

LAB

lab(43.38% 65.15 -60.1)

LCH

lch(43.38% 88.64 317.31)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5411 0.1506 -0.1702)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5411 0.2273 311.5)

XYZ

xyz(25.17, 13.41, 58.38)

CMYK

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

CSS

color: #9932cc;

CSS variable

--color-9932cc: #9932cc;

SCSS

$color-9932cc: #9932cc;

Tailwind

purple-500

Export

Developer code

:root {
  --darkorchid-1: #9932cc;
}

Color psychology

Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands.

Usage examples: primary buttons, chart series, status badges, marketing gradients, and brand accents in the Purple family.

Tints

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Tones

Complementary

Analogous

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Monochromatic

Related shades & tints

#ad5bd6

#c284e0

#d6adeb

#ebd6f5

#9442bd

#8f51ae

#8a619e

#85708f

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#9400d3

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