Palettes / Colors / #9966EA

#9966EA — Light Purple

#9966EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #9966EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9966EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B8EA66; it also sits naturally between #6676EA and #DB66EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 40% · Blue 92%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9966EA

.text { color: #9966EA; }
.background { background-color: #9966EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9966EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 102, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 76%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9966EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 102, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9966EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 102, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9966EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9966EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #9966EA

Tints of #9966EA

Tones of #9966EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8EA66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9966EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9966EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9966EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9966EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9966E9  ·  #9966EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9966EA?

#9966EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 102, 234). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9966EA?

#9966EA is RGB 153, 102, 234 — HSL 263°, 76%, 66% — CMYK 35%, 56%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #9966EA?

Its complement is #B8EA66; analogous partners are #6676EA and #DB66EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9966EA for text?

Black text on #9966EA has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.