#996ae5 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996ae5 is composed of 60% red, 41.6% green and 89.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 33.2% cyan, 53.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. It has a hue angle of 262.9 degrees, a saturation of 70.3% and a lightness of 65.7%. #996ae5 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffd4ff with #3300cb. Closest websafe color is: #9966cc.

    • R 60
    • G 42
    • B 90
    RGB color chart
    • C 33
    • M 54
    • Y 0
    • K 10
    CMYK color chart

#996ae5 color description : Soft violet.

#996ae5 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996ae5 has RGB values of R:153, G:106, B:229 and CMYK values of C:0.33, M:0.54, Y:0, K:0.1. Its decimal value is 10054373.

Hex triplet 996ae5 #996ae5
RGB Decimal 153, 106, 229 rgb(153,106,229)
RGB Percent 60, 41.6, 89.8 rgb(60%,41.6%,89.8%)
CMYK 33, 54, 0, 10
HSL 262.9°, 70.3, 65.7 hsl(262.9,70.3%,65.7%)
HSV (or HSB) 262.9°, 53.7, 89.8
Web Safe 9966cc #9966cc
CIE-LAB 54.801, 44.215, -55.964
XYZ 32.431, 22.738, 76.805
xyY 0.246, 0.172, 22.738
CIE-LCH 54.801, 71.323, 308.311
CIE-LUV 54.801, 12.09, -92.243
Hunter-Lab 47.684, 37.957, -62.12
Binary 10011001, 01101010, 11100101

Color Schemes with #996ae5

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Alternatives to #996ae5

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#996ae5 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996ae5

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CSS codes
.text {color:#996ae5;}
.background {background-color:#996ae5;}
.border {border:1px solid #996ae5;}

Shades and Tints of #996ae5

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #010001 is the darkest color, while #f4f0fc is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996ae5

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #a7a7a8 is the less saturated color, while #9456f9 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996ae5 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #868686 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8a8099 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #4085f7 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #478add Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #898892 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #607bf0 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #657ee0 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8f7db0 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population