Palettes / Colors / #901DCD

#901DCD — Purple

#901DCD is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #901DCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#901DCD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5BCD1D; it also sits naturally between #381DCD and #CD1DB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 11% · Blue 80%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #901DCD

.text { color: #901DCD; }
.background { background-color: #901DCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #901DCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 29, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 75%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #901DCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 29, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #901DCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 29, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#901DCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#901DCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #901DCD

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Tones of #901DCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5BCD1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #901DCD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #901DCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #901DCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #901DCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #901DCC  ·  #901DCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #901DCD?

#901DCD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 144, 29, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #901DCD?

#901DCD is RGB 144, 29, 205 — HSL 279°, 75%, 46% — CMYK 30%, 86%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #901DCD?

Its complement is #5BCD1D; analogous partners are #381DCD and #CD1DB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #901DCD for text?

White text on #901DCD has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.