#996AAA#996AAA

#996AAA is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.108 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996AAA
RGB	rgb(153, 106, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 27%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(284, 38%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(10%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.82, 30.35, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.82, 40.59, 318.40°)
OKLab	oklab(59.68% 0.0788 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(59.68% 0.108 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5455, 19.9833, 40.5339)
Luminance	0.1998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996AAA #7BAA6A

analogous

#796AAA #996AAA #AA6A9B

triadic

#996AAA #AA996A #6AAA99

tetradic

#996AAA #AA796A #7BAA6A #6A9BAA

square

#996AAA #AA796A #7BAA6A #6A9BAA

split-complementary

#996AAA #9BAA6A #6AAA79

monochromatic

#573862 #794E89 #996AAA #B491C0 #CEB8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#996AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#996AAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996AAA

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996AAA	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6079AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#997282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.108 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b895c3',
    500: '#996aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996aaa;
$custom-light: #b895c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 27.35,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59683,
    "c": 0.10809,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996AAA

secondary

#B2C6AA

accent

#C4647E

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D12

muted

#807E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #996AAA

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

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