CSS named color

Dark Orchid #9932CC

Dark Orchid is violet. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Dark Orchid used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
5.70:1

On white

AA ✓ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
3.68:1

On black

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Dark Orchid — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Dark Orchid by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#9932CC ≈ Blue Violet #66CD32 ≈ Lime Green

Analogous

#4C32CD ≈ Slate Blue #9932CC ≈ Blue Violet #CD32B3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

Triadic

#9932CC ≈ Blue Violet #CD9932 ≈ Goldenrod #32CD99 ≈ Light Sea Green

Split-complementary

#9932CC ≈ Blue Violet #B3CD32 ≈ Yellow Green #32CD4C ≈ Lime Green

Tetradic

#9932CC ≈ Blue Violet #CD4C32 ≈ Chocolate #66CD32 ≈ Lime Green #32B3CD ≈ Light Sea Green

Use Dark Orchid in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#9932cc], border-[#9932cc].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Dark Orchid into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

Extract a theme →

Similar named colors

Blue Violet #8A2BE2 Medium Orchid #BA55D3 Dark Violet #9400D3 Slate Blue #6A5ACD Rebecca Purple #663399 Medium Purple #9370DB

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