Recognised as Colour

#996FC3

#996FC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#996FC3 is a violet with RGB values 153, 111, 195 and HSL 270°, 41%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#996FC3

RGBrgb(153, 111, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.4353, 0.7647

RGB percentages60%, 43.5%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(270, 41.2%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 43.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK21.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,055,619

CSS custom property--colour: #996FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#66903C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B80C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6582C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#937D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Orchid · ΔE 24.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Plum · ΔE 24.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99C36F

Analogous#6F6FC3, #C36FC3

Triadic#C3996F, #6FC399

Split complementary#C3C36F, #6FC36F

Tetradic#C36F6F, #99C36F, #6FC3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6DBF0

Lighter +20%#CCB7E1

Lighter +10%#B393D2

Darker −10%#804BB4

Darker −20%#663C90

Darker −30%#4D2D6C

Darker −40%#331E48

More saturated +25%#9956DD

Less saturated −25%#9989AA

Channel breakdown

R153

G111

B195

Red153 (60%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 6F · B C3

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Colour values

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