#99599C#99599C

#99599C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.123 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#99599C
RGB	rgb(153, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(297, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(297, 43%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 37.03, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 45.01, 325.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1017 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.124 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.7095, 16.3184, 33.3996)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#99599C #5C9C59

analogous

#77599C #99599C #9C597D

triadic

#99599C #9C9959 #599C99

tetradic

#99599C #9C7759 #5C9C59 #597D9C

square

#99599C #9C7759 #5C9C59 #597D9C

split-complementary

#99599C #7D9C59 #599C77

monochromatic

#4D2D4E #734375 #99599C #B27DB5 #C9A4CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#99599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#99599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #99599C

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##99599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##99599C	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64739A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C6073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #99599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.123 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88ab9',
    500: '#99599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #99599c;
$custom-light: #b88ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#99599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.313,
    "s": 27.347,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56154,
    "c": 0.1235,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#99599C

secondary

#99B998

accent

#C46468

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#120C11

muted

#817D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #99599C

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

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