#995597#995597

#995597 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.126 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995597
RGB	rgb(153, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(302, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(302, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 38.25, -24.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 45.30, 327.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1068 -0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.126 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9709, 15.5048, 31.1076)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995597 #559957

analogous

#795599 #995597 #995575

triadic

#995597 #979955 #559799

tetradic

#995597 #997955 #559957 #557599

square

#995597 #997955 #559957 #557599

split-complementary

#995597 #759955 #559979

monochromatic

#4A2949 #723F70 #995597 #B477B2 #CA9FC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#995597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#995597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995597

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995597	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.126 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b887b5',
    500: '#995597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995597;
$custom-light: #b887b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.765,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55282,
    "c": 0.12566,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995597

secondary

#93B794

accent

#C56663

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#120B11

muted

#817C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #995597

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →