#9966B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #9966B6

At its core, #9966B6 is a medium and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 102 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 16% cyan and 44% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 278.2° hue, 35.4% saturation, and 55.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#9966B6
RGB153, 102, 182
HSL278.2°, 35.4%, 55.7%
CMYK16%, 44%, 0%, 29%
HSV278.2°, 44.0%, 71.4%
LAB51.4, 35.3, -34.5
XYZ26.3, 19.7, 46.7
Decimal10053302

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.93:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #9966B6; }
.text-color { color: #9966B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #9966B6; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB