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#996CD2

#996cd2 ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#996cd2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 42.35% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.14% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 266.47°, with 53.13% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2215

Complementary

  1. #996cd2
  2. #a5d26c

Split complementary

  1. #996cd2
  2. #d2cc6c
  3. #72d26c

Analogous

  1. #6c72d2
  2. #996cd2
  3. #cc6cd2

Triadic

  1. #996cd2
  2. #d2996c
  3. #6cd299

Tetradic

  1. #996cd2
  2. #d26ca5
  3. #a5d26c
  4. #6cd299

Square

  1. #996cd2
  2. #d26c72
  3. #a5d26c
  4. #6cd2cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d277e
  2. #7139b9
  3. #996cd2
  4. #c2a7e4
  5. #eae1f6

Shades

#996cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #996cd2
  2. #8a61bd
  3. #7a56a8
  4. #6b4c93
  5. #5c417e
  6. #4d3669
  7. #3d2b54
  8. #2e203f
  9. #1f162a
  10. #0f0b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#996cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #996cd2
  2. #a37bd7
  3. #ad89db
  4. #b898e0
  5. #c2a7e4
  6. #ccb6e9
  7. #d6c4ed
  8. #e0d3f2
  9. #ebe2f6
  10. #f5f0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#996cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #996cd2
  2. #976eca
  3. #9470c2
  4. #9272b9
  5. #8f74b1
  6. #8d76a9
  7. #8a78a1
  8. #887a99
  9. #857c90
  10. #837e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c79a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d81d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5981cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f7e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7379d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7879d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9377b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-996cd2 {
  color: #996cd2;
}
Background
.bg-996cd2 {
  background-color: #996cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-996cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #996cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #996cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 108 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 53% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-996cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #996cd2, #cc6cd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-996cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 108 210 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 1.99 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 2.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 7.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.94 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.38 #66932d Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#996cd2  rgb(153, 108, 210)  hsl(266, 53%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a5d26c  rgb(165, 210, 108)  hsl(86, 53%, 62%)  Pistachio
#d2996c  rgb(210, 153, 108)  hsl(26, 53%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#6cd299  rgb(108, 210, 153)  hsl(146, 53%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine