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Amethyst / #9966cc / #96c Hex Color Code

#9966cc Paint ChipThe color amethyst with hexadecimal color code #9966cc / #96c is a medium light shade of blue-magenta. In the RGB color model #9966cc is comprised of 60% red, 40% green and 80% blue. In the HSL color space #9966cc has a hue of 270° (degrees), 50% saturation and 60% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 564.45 nm.

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Color Schemes

Download: GIMP GPL Adobe ASE (Adobe Swatch Exchange) Sketch Palette

#9966cc linear gradient to complementary #86d35f

  1. #9966cc / #96c
  2. #9c7abc
  3. #9d8dab
  4. #9c9f9a
  5. #98b088
  6. #91c275
  7. #86d35f

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #804fb2
  2. #8857bb
  3. #915ec3
  4. #9966cc / #96c
  5. #a16ed5
  6. #aa76dd
  7. #b37ee6

Tones

  1. #9966cc / #96c
  2. #9a6fc4
  3. #9b78bb
  4. #9c81b3
  5. #9b89aa
  6. #9a91a2
  7. #999999 / #999

Tints and Shades

#9966cc to white

  1. #9966cc / #96c
  2. #ab7fd5
  3. #bd98de
  4. #ceb1e6
  5. #dfcbef
  6. #efe5f7
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#9966cc to black

  1. #9966cc / #96c
  2. #7e55a7
  3. #644483
  4. #4b3461
  5. #332541
  6. #1d1623
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Similar Paints

  1. Caparol

    ★ 45/04
    #9c68cc     ΔE = 0.873 / LRV ≈ 21.3%

  2. Pantone / PMS

    ★ 265
    #9461c9     ΔE = 1.827 / LRV ≈ 19.1%

  3. Plascon

    Lavender Spectacle P3-B1-4
    #906cc8     ΔE = 2.548 / LRV ≈ 20.8%

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#9966cc HTML / CSS Code Examples

#9966cc foreground

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.

Banksy
<p style="color: #96c">…</p>

#9966cc background

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

James McNeill Whistler
<p style="background-color: #96c">…</p>

#9966cc shadow

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.

Mark Rothko
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #96c">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
10053324
Binary
10011001, 01100110, 11001100
Hexadecimal
#9966cc / #96c
LRV
≈ 20.6%
RGB
rgb(153, 102, 204)
RGBA
rgba(153, 102, 204, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.222, b: 0.444
RYB
red: 60.000%, yellow: 40.000%, blue: 80.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-6723892 / 0xff9966cc
HSL
hsl(270, 50%, 60%)
HSLA
hsla(270, 50%, 60%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 270° (270.000), saturation: 50% (0.500), value: 80% (0.800)
HSP
hue: 270.000, saturation: 50.000%, perceived brightness: 52.395%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 282.823, S: 61.711, L: 52.548
Cubehelix
H: -96.141, S: 0.656, L: 0.504
TSL
T: 5.685, S: 0.149, L: 0.505
CMYK
cyan: 25% (0.250), magenta: 50% (0.500), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 20% (0.200)
CMY
cyan: 40% (0.400), magenta: 60% (0.600), yellow: 20% (0.200)
XYZ
X: 28.785, Y: 20.635, Z: 59.582
xyY
x: 0.264, y: 0.189, Y: 20.635
CIELab
L: 52.548, a: 40.310, b: -45.401
CIELuv
L: 52.548, u: 16.973, v: -74.568
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 52.548, C: 60.713, H: 311.601
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 52.548, C: 76.475, H: 282.823
Hunter-Lab
L: 45.426, a: 33.616, b: -45.969
CIECAM02
J: 42.920, C: 53.328, h: 300.916, Q: 129.075, M: 46.634, s: 60.108, H: 334.785
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.406, jaune: -8.449, green: -4.312
LMS
L: 20.282, M: 15.138, S: 58.959
YCbCr
Y: 126.721, Cb: 165.230, Cr: 143.147
YCoCg
Y: 140.250, Cg: -38.250, Co: 25.500
YDbDr
Y: 128.877, Db: 113.016, Dr: -45.849
YPbPr
Y: 120.207, Pb: 45.135, Pr: 20.808
xvYCC
Y: 119.237, Cb: 167.648, Cr: 146.278
YIQ
Y: 128.877, I: -2.387, Q: 42.520
YUV
Y: 128.877, U: 36.969, V: 21.164
Okhsl
h: 305.324, s: 0.649, l: 0.545
Okhsv
h: 305.324. s: 0.636, v: 0.812
Okhwb
h: 305.324, w: 0.295, b: 0.188
Oklab
l: 0.608, a: 0.090, b: -0.127
Oklch
l: 0.608, c: 0.156, h: 305.324
Munsell Color System
2.5P 5/10 ΔE = 8.408
Brand Color
PlayStation ΔE = 10.208

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