#996ABB#996ABB

#996ABB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.129 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996ABB
RGB	rgb(153, 106, 187)
HSL	hsl(275, 37%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(275, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.58, 34.11, -35.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.58, 49.30, 313.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% 0.0823 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.129 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.2589, 20.6686, 49.5575)
Luminance	0.2067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996ABB #8CBB6A

analogous

#716ABB #996ABB #BB6AB4

triadic

#996ABB #BB996A #6ABB99

tetradic

#996ABB #BB716A #8CBB6A #6AB4BB

square

#996ABB #BB716A #8CBB6A #6AB4BB

split-complementary

#996ABB #B4BB6A #6ABB71

monochromatic

#5A3575 #7B499F #996ABB #B694CE #D3BEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#996ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#996ABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996ABB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996ABB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95768A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.129 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b895d0',
    500: '#996abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996abb;
$custom-light: #b895d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.815,
    "s": 37.327,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60512,
    "c": 0.12862,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996ABB

secondary

#BED1B0

accent

#CD5B8B

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996ABB

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

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