#9966FF Color

#9966FF is rgb(153, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(260, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9966FF

HEX#9966FF

RGBrgb(153, 102, 255)

HSLhsl(260, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(260, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.217 294.9)

LABlab(54.74% 45.95 -70.17)

LCHlch(54.74% 83.88 303.22)

What #9966FF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9966FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 6.31 Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 13.13 Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 14.43 Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 15.5 Iris#5A4FCFΔE 19.7 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 20.71

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#9966FF Channel Values

How #9966FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 102 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 40% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.68:1 vs white · 5.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9966FF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9966FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9966FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9966FF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #9966FF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9966FF

Protanopia#7171FF

Protanomaly#836DFF

Deuteranopia#7A7AFE

Deuteranomaly#8772FF

Tritanopia#7E8787

Tritanomaly#8A7BC3

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #9966FF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9966ff: #9966FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9966FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9966ff': '#9966FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.400, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_9966ff">#9966FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#9966FF"

More Purple Colors

#9966FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9a4eae 9966cc 9c51b6 9947e6 9e7bb5 9933ff 9f00c5 9933cc 9f00ff 9932cc a020f0 9900ff aa00ff b981ee cc33ff dab2ff ebdbfa 1d0731 330066 470066 59168b 6633cc 7851a9 8e51ff

#9966FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9966FF?

#9966FF is a light purple — rgb(153, 102, 255) in RGB and hsl(260, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Indigo (#9457EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.31.

What is the RGB value of #9966FF?

#9966FF is rgb(153, 102, 255) — red 153, green 102, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9966FF?

#9966FF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9966FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9966FF scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9966FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9966FF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.13, which is visibly different.

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