#996aee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996aee is composed of 60% red, 41.6% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 35.7% cyan, 55.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 261.4 degrees, a saturation of 79.5% and a lightness of 67.5%. #996aee color hex could be obtained by blending #ffd4ff with #3300dd. Closest websafe color is: #9966ff.

    • R 60
    • G 42
    • B 93
    RGB color chart
    • C 36
    • M 55
    • Y 0
    • K 7
    CMYK color chart

#996aee color description : Soft violet.

#996aee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996aee has RGB values of R:153, G:106, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.36, M:0.55, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 10054382.

Hex triplet 996aee #996aee
RGB Decimal 153, 106, 238 rgb(153,106,238)
RGB Percent 60, 41.6, 93.3 rgb(60%,41.6%,93.3%)
CMYK 36, 55, 0, 7
HSL 261.4°, 79.5, 67.5 hsl(261.4,79.5%,67.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 261.4°, 55.5, 93.3
Web Safe 9966ff #9966ff
CIE-LAB 55.332, 46.495, -60.148
XYZ 33.721, 23.253, 83.596
xyY 0.24, 0.165, 23.253
CIE-LCH 55.332, 76.024, 307.704
CIE-LUV 55.332, 10.892, -99.181
Hunter-Lab 48.222, 40.435, -69.028
Binary 10011001, 01101010, 11101110

Color Schemes with #996aee

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Alternatives to #996aee

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#996aee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996aee

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

Shades and Tints of #996aee

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, #040109 is the darkest color, while #f9f7fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996aee

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #abaaae is the less saturated color, while #955dfb is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996aee 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
  • #8b819c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #3686ff Protanopia 1% of men
  • #388ce4 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #868a94 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #5a7cf8 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #5b7fe8 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8d7eb5 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population