#996397#996397

#996397 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.100 H 328.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996397
RGB	rgb(153, 99, 151)
HSL	hsl(302, 21%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(302, 35%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 1.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 30.46, -19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 36.17, 327.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% 0.0849 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.1 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1842, 17.9313, 31.5120)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996397 #639965

analogous

#806399 #996397 #99637C

triadic

#996397 #979963 #639799

tetradic

#996397 #998063 #639965 #637C99

square

#996397 #998063 #639965 #637C99

split-complementary

#996397 #7C9963 #639980

monochromatic

#4F334E #744B72 #996397 #B288B0 #CAADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#996397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#996397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996397

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996397	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D6776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 99, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.100 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b890b5',
    500: '#996397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996397;
$custom-light: #b890b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.222,
    "s": 21.429,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57607,
    "c": 0.1,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996397

secondary

#9FB8A0

accent

#BE6D6A

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6F0F6

border

#D0CBD0

text

#110C11

muted

#807D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #996397

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

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