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Color space conversion

Conversion of this color for each color space representation
RGB open »
Red Green Blue
60% 43.53% 63.14%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
290.4° 21.01% 53.33%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
290.4° 31.06% 63.14%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.6 0.44 0.63
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.81 0.21 0.53
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.81 0.31 0.63
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
5% 31% 0% 37%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.51 0.07 0.07
XYZ
X Y Z
25.25 20.71 36.39
CIE Lab
L a b
52.64 25.6 -20.45

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CSS notation

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#996fa1
rgb(153,111,161)
hsl(290, 21%, 53%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #996fa1

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #996fa1

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #996fa1

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #996fa1

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.