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#996BD2

#996bd2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#996bd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 41.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.14% cyan, 49.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 266.8°, with 53.37% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 1.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2194

Complementary

  1. #996bd2
  2. #a4d26b

Split complementary

  1. #996bd2
  2. #d2cd6b
  3. #71d26b

Analogous

  1. #6b71d2
  2. #996bd2
  3. #cd6bd2

Triadic

  1. #996bd2
  2. #d2996b
  3. #6bd299

Tetradic

  1. #996bd2
  2. #d26ba4
  3. #a4d26b
  4. #6bd299

Square

  1. #996bd2
  2. #d26b71
  3. #a4d26b
  4. #6bd2cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d267e
  2. #7138b8
  3. #996bd2
  4. #c1a6e4
  5. #eae0f6

Shades

#996bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #996bd2
  2. #8a60bd
  3. #7a56a8
  4. #6b4b93
  5. #5c407e
  6. #4d3669
  7. #3d2b54
  8. #2e203f
  9. #1f152a
  10. #0f0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#996bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #996bd2
  2. #a37ad7
  3. #ad89db
  4. #b897e0
  5. #c2a6e4
  6. #ccb5e9
  7. #d6c4ed
  8. #e0d3f2
  9. #ebe1f6
  10. #f5f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#996bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #996bd2
  2. #976dca
  3. #946fc2
  4. #9271b9
  5. #8f73b1
  6. #8d76a9
  7. #8a78a1
  8. #887a99
  9. #857c90
  10. #837e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b79a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b80d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5881cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f7e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7378d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7779d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9377b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-996bd2 {
  color: #996bd2;
}
Background
.bg-996bd2 {
  background-color: #996bd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-996bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #996bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #996bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 107 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-996bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #996bd2, #cd6bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-996bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 107 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 1.75 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.71 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.15 #66942d Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#996bd2  rgb(153, 107, 210)  hsl(267, 53%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a4d26b  rgb(164, 210, 107)  hsl(87, 53%, 62%)  Pistachio
#d2996b  rgb(210, 153, 107)  hsl(27, 53%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#6bd299  rgb(107, 210, 153)  hsl(147, 53%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine