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Colour

#996ED9

  • #996ED9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#996ED9 is a violet with RGB values 153, 110, 217 and HSL 264°, 58%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#996ED9#996ED9
HEX#996ED9
RGBrgb(153, 110, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4314, 0.851
RGB percentages60%, 43.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(264.1, 58.5%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.1, 49.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK29.5%, 49.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,055,385
CSS custom property--colour: #996ED9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#669126

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B83DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5683D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8C8299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.5Slate blue · ΔE 13.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.5, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AED96E
Analogous#6E78D9, #CF6ED9
Triadic#D9996E, #6ED999
Split complementary#D9CF6E, #78D96E
Tetradic#D96E78, #AED96E, #6ED9CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE7F9
Lighter +20%#D2BFEE
Lighter +10%#B596E4
Darker −10%#7D46CE
Darker −20%#642FB2
Darker −30%#4D248A
Darker −40%#361A61
More saturated +25%#9557F0
Less saturated −25%#9D85C2

Channel breakdown

R153
G110
B217
Red153 (60%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue264.11°
Saturation (HSL)58.47%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 6E · B D9

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