#996396#996396

#996396 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.099 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996396
RGB	rgb(153, 99, 150)
HSL	hsl(303, 21%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(303, 35%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 30.26, -18.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 35.72, 327.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.56% 0.0846 -0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(57.56% 0.099 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.1033, 17.8990, 31.0861)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996396 #639966

analogous

#816399 #996396 #99637B

triadic

#996396 #969963 #639699

tetradic

#996396 #998163 #639966 #637B99

square

#996396 #998163 #639966 #637B99

split-complementary

#996396 #7B9963 #639981

monochromatic

#4F334D #744B72 #996396 #B288AF #CAADC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#996396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#996396 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996396

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996396	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D6776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 99, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.099 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b890b5',
    500: '#996396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996396;
$custom-light: #b890b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.333,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57564,
    "c": 0.09899,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996396

secondary

#9FB8A1

accent

#BE6E6A

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C11

muted

#807D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #996396

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

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