#9955bb
a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: slateblue
RGB
153, 85, 187
HSL
280°, 43%, 53%
CMYK
18, 55, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1686
Every format
| HEX | #9955bb |
| RGB | rgb(153, 85, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 43%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 55%, 0%, 27%) |
| LAB | lab(48.1 45.6 -42.7) |
| LCH | lch(48.1 62.5 316.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.572 0.164 313.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #9955bb;
background-color: #9955bb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9955bb] bg-[#9955bb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9955bb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.600, green: 0.333, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9955bb")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#9955bb on white: 4.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#9955bb on black: 4.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red60.0%
Green33.3%
Blue73.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan18.2%
Magenta54.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%
Color previews
#9955bb text on a black background
contrast 4.37:1
Card sample
#9955bb text on a white background
contrast 4.80:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #9955bb;
Background color
Panel with #9955bb background
background-color: #9955bb;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9955bb;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(153, 85, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(153, 85, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9955bb; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9955bb, #BB5599);