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#9555aa

a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
149, 85, 170
HSL
285°, 33%, 50%
CMYK
12, 50, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1579

Every format

HEX#9555aa
RGBrgb(149, 85, 170)
HSLhsl(285, 33%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 50%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(46.7 40.9 -35.0)
LCHlch(46.7 53.8 319.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.557 0.143 317.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9555aa;
background-color: #9555aa;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9555aa] bg-[#9555aa]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9555aa;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.584, green: 0.333, blue: 0.667)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9555aa")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9555aa on white: 5.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9555aa on black: 4.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red58.4%
Green33.3%
Blue66.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.4%
Magenta50.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)33.3%

Color previews

#9555aa text on a black background

contrast 4.16:1

Card sample

#9555aa text on a white background

contrast 5.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9555aa;
Background color
Panel with #9555aa background
background-color: #9555aa;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9555aa;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(149, 85, 170, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(149, 85, 170, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9555aa;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9555aa, #AA5586);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9555aa

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9555aa in the Color Lab