Information about #9981DF color

#9981DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9981DF falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 129, 223) — 60% red, 50.6% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 37 / 0 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9981DF reads as a pleasantly vivid violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Persian Blue (#968BE7). Slightly further away sit Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) and Sabrina Violet (#A285D1).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 129, 223)), which gives #9981DF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #9981DF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#9981DF color variations

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

#9981DF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9981DF

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9981DF
  • RGB153, 129, 223
  • CMYK27, 37, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(153, 129, 223)
  • HSL255°, 59%, 69%
  • HSL Precise255.319°, 59.494%, 69.02%
  • HSV255°, 42%, 87%
  • HSB255°, 42%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.506, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.506, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.506, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9981DF
  • DECIMAL ID10060255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01