#997aee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #997aee is composed of 60% red, 47.8% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 35.7% cyan, 48.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 256 degrees, a saturation of 77.3% and a lightness of 70.6%. #997aee color hex could be obtained by blending #fff4ff with #3300dd. Closest websafe color is: #9966ff.

    • R 60
    • G 48
    • B 93
    RGB color chart
    • C 36
    • M 49
    • Y 0
    • K 7
    CMYK color chart

#997aee color description : Soft violet.

#997aee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #997aee has RGB values of R:153, G:122, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.36, M:0.49, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 10058478.

Hex triplet 997aee #997aee
RGB Decimal 153, 122, 238 rgb(153,122,238)
RGB Percent 60, 47.8, 93.3 rgb(60%,47.8%,93.3%)
CMYK 36, 49, 0, 7
HSL 256°, 77.3, 70.6 hsl(256,77.3%,70.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 256°, 48.7, 93.3
Web Safe 9966ff #9966ff
CIE-LAB 58.848, 37.547, -54.525
XYZ 35.526, 26.864, 84.198
xyY 0.242, 0.183, 26.864
CIE-LCH 58.848, 66.202, 304.553
CIE-LUV 58.848, 5.957, -90.643
Hunter-Lab 51.831, 31.646, -60.034
Binary 10011001, 01111010, 11101110

Color Schemes with #997aee

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Alternatives to #997aee

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#997aee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #997aee

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CSS codes
.text {color:#997aee;}
.background {background-color:#997aee;}
.border {border:1px solid #997aee;}

Shades and Tints of #997aee

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, #020106 is the darkest color, while #f6f4fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #997aee

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #b4b4b4 is the less saturated color, while #946efa is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #997aee 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
  • #909090 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #928ca3 Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #5a8ffb Protanopia 1% of men
  • #5894e7 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #89959f Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #7087f6 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6f8ae9 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8e8bbc Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population