Information about #966E9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#966E9C falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(150, 110, 156) — 58.8% red, 43.1% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 18 / 0 / 39. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#966E9C is a gently muted purple-pink magenta that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tatarian Aster (#976E9A). Slightly further away sit Fuurple (#97709E) and Taffeta (#996E9E).

The recipe behind #966E9C is rgb(150, 110, 156), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #966E9C: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. No one has named #966E9C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#966E9C color variations

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#966E9C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #966E9C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#966E9C
  • RGB150, 110, 156
  • CMYK2, 18, 0, 39
  • HSL292°, 19%, 52%
  • HSL Precise292.174°, 18.852%, 52.157%
  • HSV292°, 29%, 61%
  • HSB292°, 29%, 61%
  • HEX ID966E9C
  • DECIMAL ID9858716
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
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