Information about #996798 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#996798 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 103, 152) — 60% red, 40.4% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #996798 reads as a gently muted magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tatarian Aster (#976E9A). Slightly further away sit Taffeta (#996E9E) and Faded Purple (#916E99).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 103, 152) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #996798 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#996798 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#996798 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#996798 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#996798 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#996798 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#996798 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #996798

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tatarian Aster color link
Tatarian Aster

#976E9A

Taffeta color link
Taffeta

#996E9E

Faded Purple color link
Faded Purple

#916E99

Fuurple color link
Fuurple

#97709E

Fuufies thigh squeeze color link
Fuufies thigh squeeze

#97709F

Butterfly color link
Butterfly

#A46B9B

Trendy Pink color link
Trendy Pink

#8C6495

Sugar And Spice color link
Sugar And Spice

#9B628B

Dark Lilac color link
Dark Lilac

#9C6DA5

Half color link
Half

#8D608C

Ce Soir color link
Ce Soir

#9271A7

Wisteria Purple color link
Wisteria Purple

#875F9A

#996798 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#996798
  • RGB153, 103, 152
  • CMYK0, 20, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 103, 152)
  • HSL301°, 20%, 50%
  • HSL Precise301.2°, 19.685%, 50.196%
  • HSV301°, 33%, 60%
  • HSB301°, 33%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.404, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.404, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.404, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID996798
  • DECIMAL ID10053528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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