All About Color #C996EE

#C996EE

About #C996EE

#C996EE is a light purple color with the hex code #C996EE. In RGB it is red 201, green 150, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 275°, saturation 72%, lightness 76%; in CMYK it is 16%, 37%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 2.31:1 on white and 9.08:1 on black.

#C996EE Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, 96, EE
CMYK15.55%, 36.97%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal201, 150, 238
HSL275°, 72%, 76%
RGB Octal311, 226, 356
HSV (HSB)274.77°, 36.97%, 93.33%
RGB Binary11001001, 10010110, 11101110
CIE-L*AB69.76, 35.13, -37.04
RGB Percent78.82%, 58.82%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH69.76, 51.05, 313.49
XYZ50.43, 40.40, 86.03
CIE-L*UV69.76, 20.60, -64.13
xyY0.29, 0.23, 40.40
Hunter-Lab63.56, 30.37, -35.75
RYB78.82%, 58.82%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C996EE on a dark background: contrast 9.08:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C996EE on a light background: contrast 2.31:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C996EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C996EE · #F2E5FB · #A147E1 · #BAEE96 · #EEFBE5

Analogous palette

#96BAEE · #9D96EE · #C996EE · #EE96E7 · #EE96BA

Triadic palette

#C996EE · #EEC996 · #96EEC9 · #F2E5FB · #FBF2E5

Tetradic palette

#C996EE · #EE9D96 · #BAEE96 · #96E7EE · #A147E1

Monochromatic palette

#8321CA · #A754E3 · #C996EE · #EBD8F9 · #F4E9FB

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