Information about #995CCC color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated twilight violet, #995CCC feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Amethyst (#9966CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Grape (#A16AD1) and Deep Lilac (#9955BB).
The recipe behind #995CCC is rgb(153, 92, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #995CCC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.4:1. No one has named #995CCC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#995CCC color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#995CCC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#995CCC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#995CCC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#995CCC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#995CCC color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #995CCC color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #995CCC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9966CC
#A16AD1
#9955BB
#A767D5
#A76BCF
#966FD6
#9470C4
#A74AC7
#8D5EB7
#9C51B6
#9370DB
#995CCC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#995CCC
- RGB153, 92, 204
- CMYK20, 44, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(153, 92, 204)
- HSL273°, 52%, 58%
- HSL Precise272.679°, 52.336%, 58.039%
- HSV273°, 55%, 80%
- HSB273°, 55%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.361, 0.800)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.361, 0.800, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.361, 0.800)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID995CCC
- DECIMAL ID10050764
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
