#995B9C#995B9C

#995B9C is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.120 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995B9C
RGB	rgb(153, 91, 156)
HSL	hsl(297, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(297, 42%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 41.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 35.93, -24.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 43.72, 325.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.0987 -0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.12 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8782, 16.6558, 33.4558)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995B9C #5E9C5B

analogous

#785B9C #995B9C #9C5B7E

triadic

#995B9C #9C995B #5B9C99

tetradic

#995B9C #9C785B #5E9C5B #5B7E9C

square

#995B9C #9C785B #5E9C5B #5B7E9C

split-complementary

#995B9C #7E9C5B #5B9C78

monochromatic

#4D2E4F #734475 #995B9C #B280B5 #C9A6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#995B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#995B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995B9C

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995B9C	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65749A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C6274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 91, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.120 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88bb9',
    500: '#995b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995b9c;
$custom-light: #b88bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.231,
    "s": 26.316,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56479,
    "c": 0.1199,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995B9C

secondary

#9BB99A

accent

#C36569

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C11

muted

#807D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #995B9C

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

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