#996AB0#996AB0

#996AB0 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.115 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996AB0
RGB	rgb(153, 106, 176)
HSL	hsl(280, 31%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(280, 40%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 39.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, 31.65, -30.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 43.63, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.97% 0.0801 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(59.97% 0.115 314)
XYZ	xyz(26.1261, 20.2155, 43.5916)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996AB0 #81B06A

analogous

#766AB0 #996AB0 #B06AA4

triadic

#996AB0 #B0996A #6AB099

tetradic

#996AB0 #B0766A #81B06A #6AA4B0

square

#996AB0 #B0766A #81B06A #6AA4B0

split-complementary

#996AB0 #A4B06A #6AB076

monochromatic

#583768 #7A4D90 #996AB0 #B492C5 #D0BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#996AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#996AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996AB0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996AB0	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E79B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.115 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b895c8',
    500: '#996ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996ab0;
$custom-light: #b895c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.286,
    "s": 30.702,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59966,
    "c": 0.11524,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.20215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996AB0

secondary

#B6CAAC

accent

#C76182

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996AB0

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

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