What color is #966EBD?

#966EBD is a desaturated violet known as Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Viola?

The RGB value is 150, 110, 189: 150 red, 110 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Viola?

The complementary color is #95BD6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #966EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Viola color: hex code #966EBD

#966EBD rgb(150, 110, 189)

Shades of purple

Viola has the hex code #966EBD. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 43.1% green and 74.1% blue (150, 110, 189).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 37% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

Viola (#966EBD) color codes

HEX	`#966EBD`
RGB	`rgb(150, 110, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 43.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 37%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 42%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 42%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 31.39, -35.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 47.51, 311.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.337, 21.31, 50.807)`
Decimal	`9858749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Viola, 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 #966EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#966EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #966EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #966ebd; }
.text { color: #966ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #966ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 110 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #966ebd, #bd6ebd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #966EBD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #966EBD?: #966EBD is a desaturated violet known as Viola. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Viola?: The RGB value is 150, 110, 189: 150 red, 110 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Viola?: The complementary color is #95BD6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #966EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.