#996cee Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996cee is composed of 60% red, 42.4% green and 93.3% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 35.7% cyan, 54.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.7% black. It has a hue angle of 260.8 degrees, a saturation of 79.3% and a lightness of 67.8%. #996cee color hex could be obtained by blending #ffd8ff 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

#996cee color description : Soft violet.

#996cee Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996cee has RGB values of R:153, G:108, B:238 and CMYK values of C:0.36, M:0.55, Y:0, K:0.07. Its decimal value is 10054894.

Hex triplet 996cee #996cee
RGB Decimal 153, 108, 238 rgb(153,108,238)
RGB Percent 60, 42.4, 93.3 rgb(60%,42.4%,93.3%)
CMYK 36, 55, 0, 7
HSL 260.8°, 79.3, 67.8 hsl(260.8,79.3%,67.8%)
HSV (or HSB) 260.8°, 54.6, 93.3
Web Safe 9966ff #9966ff
CIE-LAB 55.756, 45.396, -59.468
XYZ 33.929, 23.67, 83.666
xyY 0.24, 0.168, 23.67
CIE-LCH 55.756, 74.815, 307.357
CIE-LUV 55.756, 10.311, -98.187
Hunter-Lab 48.652, 39.342, -67.902
Binary 10011001, 01101100, 11101110

Color Schemes with #996cee

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Alternatives to #996cee

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#996cee Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996cee

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

Shades and Tints of #996cee

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, #05010b is the darkest color, while #fbf9fe is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996cee

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

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996cee 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
  • #888888 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #8b829c Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #3b87ff Protanopia 1% of men
  • #3d8de5 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #878c96 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #5d7df8 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #5e81e8 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8d80b6 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population