#996aea Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996aea is composed of 60% red, 41.6% green and 91.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 34.6% cyan, 54.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.2% black. It has a hue angle of 262 degrees, a saturation of 75.3% and a lightness of 66.7%. #996aea color hex could be obtained by blending #ffd4ff with #3300d5. Closest websafe color is: #9966ff.

    • R 60
    • G 42
    • B 92
    RGB color chart
    • C 35
    • M 55
    • Y 0
    • K 8
    CMYK color chart

#996aea color description : Soft violet.

#996aea Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996aea has RGB values of R:153, G:106, B:234 and CMYK values of C:0.35, M:0.55, Y:0, K:0.08. Its decimal value is 10054378.

Hex triplet 996aea #996aea
RGB Decimal 153, 106, 234 rgb(153,106,234)
RGB Percent 60, 41.6, 91.8 rgb(60%,41.6%,91.8%)
CMYK 35, 55, 0, 8
HSL 262°, 75.3, 66.7 hsl(262,75.3%,66.7%)
HSV (or HSB) 262°, 54.7, 91.8
Web Safe 9966ff #9966ff
CIE-LAB 55.094, 45.478, -58.296
XYZ 33.14, 23.021, 80.535
xyY 0.242, 0.168, 23.021
CIE-LCH 55.094, 73.937, 307.958
CIE-LUV 55.094, 11.42, -96.112
Hunter-Lab 47.98, 39.324, -65.933
Binary 10011001, 01101010, 11101010

Color Schemes with #996aea

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Alternatives to #996aea

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#996aea Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996aea

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

Shades and Tints of #996aea

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, #030106 is the darkest color, while #f7f4fd is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996aea

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #a9a5af is the less saturated color, while #9456fe is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996aea 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
  • #878787 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8b819b Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #3886fd Protanopia 1% of men
  • #3f8be1 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #888993 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #5b7cf6 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #607fe4 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8e7eb3 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population