#996ae6 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996ae6 is composed of 60% red, 41.6% green and 90.2% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 33.5% cyan, 53.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. It has a hue angle of 262.7 degrees, a saturation of 71.3% and a lightness of 65.9%. #996ae6 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffd4ff with #3300cd. Closest websafe color is: #9966ff.

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

#996ae6 color description : Soft violet.

#996ae6 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996ae6 has RGB values of R:153, G:106, B:230 and CMYK values of C:0.33, M:0.54, Y:0, K:0.1. Its decimal value is 10054374.

Hex triplet 996ae6 #996ae6
RGB Decimal 153, 106, 230 rgb(153,106,230)
RGB Percent 60, 41.6, 90.2 rgb(60%,41.6%,90.2%)
CMYK 33, 54, 0, 10
HSL 262.7°, 71.3, 65.9 hsl(262.7,71.3%,65.9%)
HSV (or HSB) 262.7°, 53.9, 90.2
Web Safe 9966ff #9966ff
CIE-LAB 54.859, 44.467, -56.432
XYZ 32.571, 22.794, 77.542
xyY 0.245, 0.171, 22.794
CIE-LCH 54.859, 71.846, 308.237
CIE-LUV 54.859, 11.955, -93.02
Hunter-Lab 47.743, 38.228, -62.877
Binary 10011001, 01101010, 11100110

Color Schemes with #996ae6

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Alternatives to #996ae6

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#996ae6 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996ae6

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CSS codes
.text {color:#996ae6;}
.background {background-color:#996ae6;}
.border {border:1px solid #996ae6;}

Shades and Tints of #996ae6

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, #010002 is the darkest color, while #f5f0fd is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996ae6

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #a8a6aa is the less saturated color, while #9456fa is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996ae6 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
  • #3f85f8 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #468ade Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #898892 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #607bf1 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #647ee0 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8e7db0 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population