Information about #9990A7 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#9990A7 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 144, 167) — 60% red, 56.5% green, 65.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 9 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned blue-purple violet, #9990A7 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Deep Amethyst (#9C8AA4). Slightly further away sit Santas Grey (#9998A7) and Antique Viola (#928BA6).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(153, 144, 167)), which gives #9990A7 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9990A7: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9990A7 color variations

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

#9990A7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9990A7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9990A7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9990A7 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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#9990A7 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 #9990A7

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

Deep Amethyst color link
Deep Amethyst

#9C8AA4

Santas Grey color link
Santas Grey

#9998A7

Antique Viola color link
Antique Viola

#928BA6

Effortless color link
Effortless

#A096A7

Grey Suit color link
Grey Suit

#9391A0

Manatee color link
Manatee

#979AAA

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Tiebreaker color link
Tiebreaker

#8E97AB

Cool Grey color link
Cool Grey

#8C92AC

Quarter Sidewinder color link
Quarter Sidewinder

#9C979B

Amethyst Smoke color link
Amethyst Smoke

#95879C

#9990A7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9990A7
  • RGB153, 144, 167
  • CMYK5, 9, 0, 35
  • CSSrgb(153, 144, 167)
  • HSL263°, 12%, 61%
  • HSL Precise263.478°, 11.558%, 60.98%
  • HSV263°, 14%, 65%
  • HSB263°, 14%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.565, 0.655)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.565, 0.655, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.565, 0.655)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9990A7
  • DECIMAL ID10064039
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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