What color is #996CB1?

#996CB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #996CB1?

The RGB value is 153, 108, 177: 153 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #996CB1?

The complementary color is #84B16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#996CB1 color

#996CB1 rgb(153, 108, 177)

Shades of purple

The hex color #996CB1 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 42.4% green and 69.4% blue (153, 108, 177).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#996CB1 color codes

HEX	`#996CB1`
RGB	`rgb(153, 108, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 42.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 39%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.59, 30.73, -29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.59, 42.81, 315.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.434, 20.672, 44.184)`
Decimal	`10054833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #996CB1, 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 #996CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#996CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #996CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996cb1; }
.text { color: #996cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 108 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996cb1, #b16ca6); }

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Questions

What color is #996CB1?: #996CB1 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #996CB1?: The RGB value is 153, 108, 177: 153 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #996CB1?: The complementary color is #84B16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.