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#996DFD

#996dfd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#996dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.53% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 258.33°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.248

Complementary

  1. #996dfd
  2. #d1fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #996dfd
  2. #fde16d
  3. #89fd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d89fd
  2. #996dfd
  3. #e16dfd

Triadic

  1. #996dfd
  2. #fd996d
  3. #6dfd99

Tetradic

  1. #996dfd
  2. #fd6dd1
  3. #d1fd6d
  4. #6dfd99

Square

  1. #996dfd
  2. #fd6d89
  3. #d1fd6d
  4. #6dfde1

Monochromatic

  1. #4103ce
  2. #6422fc
  3. #996dfd
  4. #ceb8fe
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#996dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #996dfd
  2. #8a62e4
  3. #7a57ca
  4. #6b4cb1
  5. #5c4198
  6. #4d377f
  7. #3d2c65
  8. #2e214c
  9. #1f1633
  10. #0f0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#996dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #996dfd
  2. #a37cfd
  3. #ad8afd
  4. #b899fe
  5. #c2a7fe
  6. #ccb6fe
  7. #d6c5fe
  8. #e0d3fe
  9. #ebe2ff
  10. #f5f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#996dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #996dfd
  2. #976ff1
  3. #9471e4
  4. #9273d8
  5. #8f75cb
  6. #8d77bf
  7. #8a78b2
  8. #887aa6
  9. #857c99
  10. #837e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f7ec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #168aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c86fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7f8cab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #667fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #697dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8a81d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-996dfd {
  color: #996dfd;
}
Background
.bg-996dfd {
  background-color: #996dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-996dfd {
  border: 2px solid #996dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #996dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-996dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #996dfd, #e16dfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-996dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.99 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 12.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 12.61 #669202 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#996dfd  rgb(153, 109, 253)  hsl(258, 97%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#d1fd6d  rgb(209, 253, 109)  hsl(78, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fd996d  rgb(253, 153, 109)  hsl(18, 97%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dfd99  rgb(109, 253, 153)  hsl(138, 97%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green