#996AEE Hex color

#996AEE

The hexadecimal color code #996AEE corresponds to the code RGB( 153, 106, 238 ). It's a shade of Purple. This color is a combination of red (at 0,60 level), green (at 0,42 level) and blue (at 0,93 level). Its brightness is 67% and its saturation is 79%. It is composed of red at 30%, green at 21% and blue at 47%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

261
79
67
Shade of Purple
Hex Code #996AEE
RGB Code rgb( 153 , 106 , 238)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 60.0% , 41.6% , 93.3% )
HSLhsl( 261 , 79% , 67% )
Complementary
Color
#669511


Variations of #996AEE

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #996AEE is the color #F4F0FD

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0F0A17.

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Other Shades of Purple

Examples of other colors within the Purple spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #669511 is the color exactly opposite to #996AEE on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

#996AEE

Triadic palette



Uses of #996AEE in CSS

When using #996AEE as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #996AEE as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.

#996AEE as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #996AEE;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #996AEE;  }

Border

#996AEE colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #996AEE;  }

Shadow

#996AEE shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #996AEE; }

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