Colour

#9966CC

#9966CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#9966CC is a violet with RGB values 153, 102, 204 and HSL 270°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#9966CC#9966CC

HEX#9966CC

HEX (short)#96C

RGBrgb(153, 102, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4, 0.8

RGB percentages60%, 40%, 80%

HSLhsl(270, 50%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 50%, 80%)

CMYK25%, 50%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,053,324

CSS custom property--colour: #9966CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#669933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#487CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#567EC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original

Tritanopia#917890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.3 Slate blue · ΔE 14.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#99CC66

Analogous#6666CC, #CC66CC

Triadic#CC9966, #66CC99

Split complementary#CCCC66, #66CC66

Tetradic#CC6666, #99CC66, #66CCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6D9F2

Lighter +20%#CCB3E6

Lighter +10%#B38CD9

Darker −10%#8040BF

Darker −20%#663399

Darker −30%#4D2673

Darker −40%#331A4D

More saturated +25%#994DE6

Less saturated −25%#9980B3

Channel breakdown

R153

G102

B204

Red153 (60%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 66 · B CC

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