Information about #B996EE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B996EE falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 150, 238) — 72.5% red, 58.8% green, 93.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 35 / 0 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B996EE reads as a vivid, lively violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bright Lavender (#BF94E4). Slightly further away sit Fuwatti (#C58DEE) and Lavender (#C79FEF).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 150, 238) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B996EE: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #B996EE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B996EE color variations

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

#B996EE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B996EE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B996EE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B996EE 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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#B996EE 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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#CBEE96
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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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#9FEE96
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#EEE596
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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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#969FEE
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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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#EEB996
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#96EEB9
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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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#EE96CB
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#CBEE96
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#96EEB9
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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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#EE969F
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#CBEE96
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#96EEE5
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Nearest named colors to #B996EE

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

Bright Lavender color link
Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

Fuwatti color link
Fuwatti

#C58DEE

Lavender color link
Lavender

#C79FEF

Light Blue Violet color link
Light Blue Violet

#AE8BE7

Dull Lavender color link
Dull Lavender

#A899E6

Very Light Indigo color link
Very Light Indigo

#B69EFF

Baby Purple color link
Baby Purple

#CA9BF7

Liliac color link
Liliac

#C48EFD

Very Light Blue Violet color link
Very Light Blue Violet

#C29EFF

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Pastel Lilac color link
Pastel Lilac

#C991DF

Light Pastel Purple color link
Light Pastel Purple

#B19CD9

#B996EE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B996EE
  • RGB185, 150, 238
  • CMYK21, 35, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(185, 150, 238)
  • HSL264°, 72%, 76%
  • HSL Precise263.864°, 72.131%, 76.078%
  • HSV264°, 37%, 93%
  • HSB264°, 37%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.588, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.588, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.588, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB996EE
  • DECIMAL ID12162798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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