Colour

#996CEE

#996CEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#996CEE is a violet with RGB values 153, 108, 238 and HSL 261°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#996CEE

RGBrgb(153, 108, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4235, 0.9333

RGB percentages60%, 42.4%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(260.8, 79.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 54.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK35.7%, 54.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,054,894

CSS custom property--colour: #996CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#669311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3186F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4084EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8587A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.2 Medium purple · ΔE 12.7 Slate blue · ΔE 14.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C1EE6C

Analogous#6C80EE, #DA6CEE

Triadic#EE996C, #6CEE99

Split complementary#EEDA6C, #80EE6C

Tetradic#EE6C80, #C1EE6C, #6CEEDA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F5FE

Lighter +20%#D8C7F9

Lighter +10%#B99AF3

Darker −10%#793EE9

Darker −20%#5C19DB

Darker −30%#4914AD

Darker −40%#360F7F

More saturated +25%#945BFF

Less saturated −25%#9F81DA

Channel breakdown

R153

G108

B238

Red153 (60%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue260.77°

Saturation (HSL)79.27%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 6C · B EE

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