What color is #9966CC?

#9966CC is a moderate violet known as Amethyst. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amethyst?

The RGB value is 153, 102, 204: 153 red, 102 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amethyst?

The complementary color is #99CC66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9966CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amethyst color: hex code #9966CC

#9966CC rgb(153, 102, 204)

Shades of purple

Amethyst has the hex code #9966CC. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40% green and 80% blue (153, 102, 204).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

Amethyst (#9966CC) color codes

HEX	`#9966CC`
RGB	`rgb(153, 102, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 40.31, -45.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 60.71, 311.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.785, 20.635, 59.582)`
Decimal	`10053324`
Short hex	`#96C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amethyst, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9966CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9966CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9966CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9966cc; }
.text { color: #9966cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9966cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 102 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9966cc, #cc66cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9966CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9966CC?: #9966CC is a moderate violet known as Amethyst. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amethyst?: The RGB value is 153, 102, 204: 153 red, 102 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amethyst?: The complementary color is #99CC66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9966CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.