#996ee5 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #996ee5 is composed of 60% red, 43.1% green and 89.8% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 33.2% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. It has a hue angle of 261.7 degrees, a saturation of 69.6% and a lightness of 66.5%. #996ee5 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffdcff with #3300cb. Closest websafe color is: #9966cc.

    • R 60
    • G 43
    • B 90
    RGB color chart
    • C 33
    • M 52
    • Y 0
    • K 10
    CMYK color chart

#996ee5 color description : Soft violet.

#996ee5 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #996ee5 has RGB values of R:153, G:110, B:229 and CMYK values of C:0.33, M:0.52, Y:0, K:0.1. Its decimal value is 10055397.

Hex triplet 996ee5 #996ee5
RGB Decimal 153, 110, 229 rgb(153,110,229)
RGB Percent 60, 43.1, 89.8 rgb(60%,43.1%,89.8%)
CMYK 33, 52, 0, 10
HSL 261.7°, 69.6, 66.5 hsl(261.7,69.6%,66.5%)
HSV (or HSB) 261.7°, 52, 89.8
Web Safe 9966cc #9966cc
CIE-LAB 55.666, 41.994, -54.581
XYZ 32.853, 23.581, 76.945
xyY 0.246, 0.177, 23.581
CIE-LCH 55.666, 68.867, 307.574
CIE-LUV 55.666, 10.86, -90.161
Hunter-Lab 48.561, 35.782, -59.954
Binary 10011001, 01101110, 11100101

Color Schemes with #996ee5

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Alternatives to #996ee5

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#996ee5 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #996ee5

This text has a font color of #996ee5.

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#996ee5 border color

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CSS codes
.text {color:#996ee5;}
.background {background-color:#996ee5;}
.border {border:1px solid #996ee5;}

Shades and Tints of #996ee5

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, #020105 is the darkest color, while #f7f3fd is the lightest one.

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Tones of #996ee5

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #a9a9aa is the less saturated color, while #945af9 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #996ee5 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
  • #8b839b Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #4a88f6 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #4e8cdd Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #8a8b95 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #677eef Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #6981e0 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #8f80b2 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population