#996DBD

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Mediumpurple.

About #996DBD

When working with digital screens, the color #996DBD is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumpurple. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 109 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 19% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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#996DBD
RGB153, 109, 189
HSL273.0°, 37.7%, 58.4%
CMYK19%, 42%, 0%, 26%
HSV273.0°, 42.3%, 74.1%
LAB53.4, 32.9, -35.5
XYZ27.8, 21.4, 50.8
Decimal10055101

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.98:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.28:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.49:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #996DBD; }
.text-color { color: #996DBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #996DBD; }

Similar Colors

Mediumpurple
#9370DB