Information about #9976DB color

#9976DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #9976DB belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 118, 219) — 60% red, 46.3% green, 85.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 40 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#9976DB is a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Medium Purple (#9370DB). Slightly further away sit Dark Pastel Purple (#966FD6) and True V (#8A73D6).

The recipe behind #9976DB is rgb(153, 118, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #9976DB: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #9976DB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#9976DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9976DB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#9976DB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#9976DB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#9976DB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9976DB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #9976DB

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

Medium Purple color link
Medium Purple

#9370DB

Dark Pastel Purple color link
Dark Pastel Purple

#966FD6

True V color link
True V

#8A73D6

Pastel Grape color link
Pastel Grape

#A16AD1

Crocus Purple color link
Crocus Purple

#9172EC

Sabrina Violet color link
Sabrina Violet

#A285D1

Julie's Lavender color link
Julie's Lavender

#A767D5

Rich Lavender color link
Rich Lavender

#A76BCF

Amethyst color link
Amethyst

#9966CC

Lilac Bush color link
Lilac Bush

#9470C4

Light Persian Blue color link
Light Persian Blue

#968BE7

Pastel Ultramarine color link
Pastel Ultramarine

#807DDB

#9976DB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9976DB
  • RGB153, 118, 219
  • CMYK26, 40, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(153, 118, 219)
  • HSL261°, 58%, 66%
  • HSL Precise260.792°, 58.382%, 66.078%
  • HSV261°, 46%, 86%
  • HSB261°, 46%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.463
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.463, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.463, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.463, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID9976DB
  • DECIMAL ID10057435
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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