#9966cc

Color #9966cc

Web safe

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9966cc

RGB

rgb(153, 102, 204)

HSL

hsl(270, 50%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 50%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(52.55, 40.31, -45.4)

LCH

lch(52.55, 60.71, 311.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.156, 305.32)

HWB

hwb(270, 40%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99cc66

Analogous

#6666cc

#9966cc

#cc66cc

Triadic

#9966cc

#cc9966

#66cc99

Split-complementary

#9966cc

#cccc66

#66cc66

Tetradic

#9966cc

#cc6699

#99cc66

#66cc99

Square

#9966cc

#cc6666

#99cc66

#66cccc

Shades

Color #9966cc mixed toward black.

#8040bf

#663399

#4d2673

#331a4d

#190d26

Tints

Color #9966cc mixed toward white.

#aa80d5

#bb99dd

#ccb3e6

#ddccee

#eee6f7

Tones

Color #9966cc mixed toward gray.

#996ec3

#9977bb

#9980b3

#9988aa

#9991a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686ba · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#898cb5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#97aaa6 · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9966cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9966cc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#9966cc (#9966cc) is rgb(153, 102, 204) in RGB.

Yes, #9966cc is one of the 216 web-safe colors — every channel is a multiple of 51.

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