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#992EB4 closest to Purple Ink

#992EB4 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Purple Ink. In the RGB color model it is made of 60.0% red, 18.0% green and 70.6% blue (rgb(153, 46, 180)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 59% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black. #992EB4 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.17:1.

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Variations of #992EB4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#992EB4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#992EB4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #992EB4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3665B1
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #005AB8
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D53B6
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3665B1
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6157B2
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #984A6F
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9A3B99
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #72587D

#992EB4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.17:1 Good#992EB4 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.40:1 Poor#992EB4 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#992EB4 in CSS

/* Purple Ink */
.color { color: #992EB4; }
.background { background-color: #992EB4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #992EB4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(153 46 180);
color: hsl(288 59% 44%);
color: oklch(0.521 0.210 318.6);

#992EB4 FAQ

What color is #992EB4?

#992EB4 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #992EB4?

#992EB4 is rgb(153, 46, 180) in RGB, hsl(288, 59%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 74%, 0%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #992EB4?

The complementary color of #992EB4 is #49B42E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #992EB4?

White text has the best contrast on #992EB4: 6.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #992EB4 a warm or cool color?

#992EB4 is a cool color.