#996196#996196

#996196 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.103 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996196
RGB	rgb(153, 97, 150)
HSL	hsl(303, 22%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(303, 37%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.6%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 31.40, -19.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 37.06, 327.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.0878 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.103 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9162, 17.5247, 31.0237)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996196 #619964

analogous

#806199 #996196 #99617A

triadic

#996196 #969961 #619699

tetradic

#996196 #998061 #619964 #617A99

square

#996196 #998061 #619964 #617A99

split-complementary

#996196 #7A9961 #619980

monochromatic

#4E324D #744971 #996196 #B285AF #CAABC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#996196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#996196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996196

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996196	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D6575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 97, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.103 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b88fb5',
    500: '#996196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996196;
$custom-light: #b88fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.214,
    "s": 22.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57217,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996196

secondary

#9EB89F

accent

#BF6D69

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C11

muted

#807D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #996196

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

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