#995E99#995E99

#995E99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.111 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#995E99
RGB	rgb(153, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(300, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(300, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 33.67, -22.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 40.39, 326.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% 0.0933 -0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.111 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8889, 17.0786, 32.2217)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#995E99 #5E995E

analogous

#7B5E99 #995E99 #995E7B

triadic

#995E99 #99995E #5E9999

tetradic

#995E99 #997B5E #5E995E #5E7B99

square

#995E99 #997B5E #5E995E #5E7B99

split-complementary

#995E99 #7B995E #5E997B

monochromatic

#4D2F4D #734773 #995E99 #B282B2 #C9A8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#995E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#995E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #995E99

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##995E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##995E99	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697697

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C6474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #995e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.111 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88db7',
    500: '#995e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #995e99;
$custom-light: #b88db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#995e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 23.887,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56839,
    "c": 0.11133,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#995E99

secondary

#9BB89B

accent

#C06767

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C11

muted

#807D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #995E99

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

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