Information about #996EDE color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #996EDE reads as a vivid, lively violet and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Medium Purple (#9370DB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Pastel Purple (#966FD6) and Pastel Grape (#A16AD1).
In RGB terms — rgb(153, 110, 222) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #996EDE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #996EDE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#996EDE color variations
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#996EDE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#996EDE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#996EDE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#996EDE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#996EDE 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 #996EDE color
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Nearest named colors to #996EDE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9370DB
#966FD6
#A16AD1
#9172EC
#8A73D6
#A767D5
#9966CC
#A76BCF
#9470C4
#9457EB
#A285D1
#996EDE color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#996EDE
- RGB153, 110, 222
- CMYK27, 44, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(153, 110, 222)
- HSL263°, 63%, 65%
- HSL Precise263.036°, 62.921%, 65.098%
- HSV263°, 50%, 87%
- HSB263°, 50%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.431, 0.871)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.431, 0.871, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.431, 0.871)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID996EDE
- DECIMAL ID10055390
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
