Dark Orchid is the CSS named color #9932CC — rgb(153, 50, 204), hsl(280, 61%, 50%). Its relative luminance is 0.134, giving 5.70:1 against white and 3.68:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #9932CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 50, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 61%, 50%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.1341 |
| Contrast on white | 5.70:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 3.68:1 large text only |
Built by mixing darkorchid toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
darkorchid is #9932CC, which is rgb(153, 50, 204) and hsl(280, 61%, 50%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Dark Orchid has a relative luminance of 0.134 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 5.70:1; against black, 3.68:1.
darkorchid reaches 5.70:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.