Palettes / Colors / #9958DF

#9958DF — Purple

#9958DF 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 #9958DF 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.

#9958DF 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 #9EDF58; it also sits naturally between #585ADF and #DD58DF. 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 35% · Blue 87%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9958DF

.text { color: #9958DF; }
.background { background-color: #9958DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9958DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 88, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9958DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 88, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9958DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 88, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9958DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9958DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9EDF58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9958DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9958DF

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 #9958DF 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 #9958DF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9958DF?

#9958DF is Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 88, 223). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9958DF?

#9958DF is RGB 153, 88, 223 — HSL 269°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 31%, 61%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #9958DF?

Its complement is #9EDF58; analogous partners are #585ADF and #DD58DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9958DF for text?

Black text on #9958DF has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.