All About Color #996CA3

#996CA3

About #996CA3

#996CA3 is a medium purple color with the hex code #996CA3. In RGB it is red 153, green 108, blue 163; in HSL it is hue 289°, saturation 23%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 6%, 34%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 4.18:1 on white and 5.03:1 on black.

#996CA3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 6C, A3
CMYK6.13%, 33.74%, 0.00%, 36.08%
RGB Decimal153, 108, 163
HSL289°, 23%, 53%
RGB Octal231, 154, 243
HSV (HSB)289.09°, 33.74%, 63.92%
RGB Binary10011001, 1101100, 10100011
CIE-L*AB52.00, 27.74, -22.60
RGB Percent60.00%, 42.35%, 63.92%
CIE-L*CH52.00, 35.78, 320.83
XYZ25.11, 20.14, 37.21
CIE-L*UV52.00, 20.97, -37.37
xyY0.30, 0.24, 20.14
Hunter-Lab44.88, 21.33, -17.75
RYB60.00%, 42.35%, 63.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#996CA3 on a dark background: contrast 5.03:1, passes WCAG AA.
#996CA3 on a light background: contrast 4.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #996CA3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#996CA3 · #C0A4C6 · #66456E · #76A36C · #AAC6A4

Analogous palette

#6C76A3 · #7D6CA3 · #996CA3 · #A36C91 · #A36C76

Triadic palette

#996CA3 · #A3996C · #6CA399 · #C0A4C6 · #C6C0A4

Tetradic palette

#996CA3 · #A37D6C · #76A36C · #6C91A3 · #66456E

Monochromatic palette

#432D48 · #6F4B77 · #996CA3 · #B99BC0 · #DACADE

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