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#996FCB

#996fcb ≈ Amethyst

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#996fcb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 43.53% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.63% cyan, 45.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 267.39°, with 46.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966cc), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2245

Complementary

  1. #996fcb
  2. #a1cb6f

Split complementary

  1. #996fcb
  2. #cbc76f
  3. #73cb6f

Analogous

  1. #6f73cb
  2. #996fcb
  3. #c76fcb

Triadic

  1. #996fcb
  2. #cb996f
  3. #6fcb99

Tetradic

  1. #996fcb
  2. #cb6fa1
  3. #a1cb6f
  4. #6fcb99

Square

  1. #996fcb
  2. #cb6f73
  3. #a1cb6f
  4. #6fcbc7

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2b76
  2. #723fae
  3. #996fcb
  4. #c1a7df
  5. #e9dff4

Shades

#996fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #996fcb
  2. #8a64b7
  3. #7a59a2
  4. #6b4e8e
  5. #5c437a
  6. #4d3866
  7. #3d2c51
  8. #2e213d
  9. #1f1629
  10. #0f0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#996fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #996fcb
  2. #a37dd0
  3. #ad8cd5
  4. #b89adb
  5. #c2a9e0
  6. #ccb7e5
  7. #d6c5ea
  8. #e0d4ef
  9. #ebe2f5
  10. #f5f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#996fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #996fcb
  2. #9771c4
  3. #9472bc
  4. #9274b5
  5. #8f76ad
  6. #8d78a6
  7. #8a799e
  8. #887b97
  9. #857d8f
  10. #837e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c7ba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5681ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6082c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #907f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #777acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b7bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9479ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-996fcb {
  color: #996fcb;
}
Background
.bg-996fcb {
  background-color: #996fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-996fcb {
  border: 2px solid #996fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #996fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 111 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-996fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #996fcb, #c76fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-996fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 111 203 / 0.35);
}

#9966cc Amethyst ΔE 2.67 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 3.50 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 5.73 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.43 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.47 #669034 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Amethyst
#996fcb  rgb(153, 111, 203)  hsl(267, 47%, 62%)  Amethyst
#a1cb6f  rgb(161, 203, 111)  hsl(87, 47%, 62%)  Pistachio
#cb996f  rgb(203, 153, 111)  hsl(27, 47%, 62%)  Camel
#6fcb99  rgb(111, 203, 153)  hsl(147, 47%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine