Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #990caf, its pure hue is 291.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.2%, and its lightness is 36.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #990caf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #130216 to #860b99.
#990caf Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #990caf. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 4.7% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.6% Cyan, 93.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 291.9°, with saturation of 87.2% and lightness of 36.7%. The decimal value for #990caf is 10030255, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #990caf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #990caf. In RGB, it consists of 60.0% Red, 4.7% Green, and 68.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 12.6% Cyan, 93.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 291.9°, with saturation of 87.2% and lightness of 36.7%. The decimal value for #990caf is 10030255, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #990caf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Last Updated: March 28, 2025
Tints of #990caf
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #990caf, its pure hue is 291.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.2%, and its lightness is 36.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #990caf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a62ab9 to #f2e1f5.
Tones of #990caf
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #990caf, its pure hue is 291.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 87.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #990caf, which range from #5e5e5e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #a200bb (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #990caf
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #990caf! For #990caf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #990caf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #990caf
This color, #990caf, consists of 60.0% Red, 4.7% Green, and 68.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 153, Green = 12, Blue = 175. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #990caf is 12.6% Cyan, 93.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 31.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R60.0%
C12.6%
G4.7%
M93.1%
B68.6%
Y0.0%
K31.4%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 153 | 12 | 175 |
| Octal | 231 | 14 | 257 |
| Hexa | #99 | #0c | #af |
| Binary | 10011001 | 00001100 | 10101111 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 12 | 93 | 0 | 31 |
| Octal | 14 | 135 | 0 | 37 |
| Hexa | #0c | #5d | #00 | #1f |
| Binary | 00001100 | 01011101 | 00000000 | 00011111 |
Analogous Colors of #990caf
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #990caf — which has hue 291.9° — its analogous colors are located at 261.9° and 321.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #990caf.
Triadic Colors of #990caf
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #990caf — which has hue 291.9° — its triadic colors are located at 51.9° and 291.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #990caf.
Complementary Color of #990caf
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #990caf — which has hue 291.9° — its complementary color is located at 111.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #990caf.
Split Complementary Colors of #990caf
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #990caf — which has hue 291.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 81.9° and 291.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #990caf.
Tetradic Colors of #990caf
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #990caf — which has hue 291.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 201.9°, 291.9°, 21.9°, and 111.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #990caf.
Monochromatic Colors of #990caf
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #990caf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4a0955 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #db21f8 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #990caf
We want to make getting started with #990caf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #990caf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #990caf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #990caf with other HTML elements.
#990caf Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #990caf.
<span style="color: #990caf;">The color of this text is #990caf.</span>#990caf Background Color
The background color for this text is #990caf.
<div style="background-color: #990caf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #990caf.</div>#990caf Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #990caf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #990caf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #990caf.</span>#990caf Border Color
This is a div with border color #990caf.
<div style="border: #990caf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #990caf.</div>#990caf Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #990caf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #990caf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #990caf on a white background.</div></div>#990caf Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #990caf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #990caf; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #990caf on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #990caf to White
This is a gradient from #990caf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#990caf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #990caf to white.</div>Gradient from #990caf to Black
This is a gradient from #990caf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#990caf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#990caf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #990caf to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #990caf
In addition to using #990caf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #990caf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #990caf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 153, Green = 12, Blue = 175). If you need details about the color coordinates of #990caf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
| Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #990caf |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(153, 12, 175) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #990caf; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #990caf; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #990caf; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(153, 12, 175); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#990caf") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:153, green:12, blue:175, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:153 green:12 blue:175 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(153f, 12f, 175f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(153, 12, 175); |
#990caf Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #990caf the same way. For those with color blindness, #990caf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #990caf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #990caf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #990caf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #990caf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #990caf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #990caf would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.