Palettes / Colors / #993EDA

#993EDA — Purple

#993EDA 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 #993EDA 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.

#993EDA 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 #7FDA3E; it also sits naturally between #4B3EDA and #DA3ECD. 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 60% · Green 24% · Blue 85%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #993EDA

.text { color: #993EDA; }
.background { background-color: #993EDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #993EDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 62, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 68%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #993EDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 62, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #993EDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 62, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#993EDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#993EDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #993EDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FDA3E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #993EDA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #993EDA

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 #993EDA 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 #993EDA 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

← #993ED9  ·  #993EDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #993EDA?

#993EDA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 62, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #993EDA?

#993EDA is RGB 153, 62, 218 — HSL 275°, 68%, 55% — CMYK 30%, 72%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #993EDA?

Its complement is #7FDA3E; analogous partners are #4B3EDA and #DA3ECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #993EDA for text?

White text on #993EDA has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.06:1.