#996ACA#996ACA
#996ACA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.147 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 106, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 48%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 48%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.32, 37.60, -43.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.32, 57.14, 311.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.31% 0.0845 -0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.31% 0.147 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9493, 21.3448, 58.4605) |
| Luminance | 0.2135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.89
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.64
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.98
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.09
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.51
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996ACA #9BCA6A
analogous
#6A6BCA #996ACA #C96ACA
triadic
#996ACA #CA996A #6ACA99
tetradic
#996ACA #CA6A6B #9BCA6A #6ACAC9
square
#996ACA #CA6A6B #9BCA6A #6ACAC9
split-complementary
#996ACA #CAC96A #6BCA6A
monochromatic
#5C3189 #7A41B6 #996ACA #B897DA #D7C4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#996ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#996ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996ACA
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996ACA | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#507ECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C80C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#917B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.147 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b996da',
500: '#996aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996aca; $custom-light: #b996da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 106,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.375,
"s": 47.525,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61307,
"c": 0.14714,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.21345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996ACA
secondary
#C8DAB6
accent
#BB2B74
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120D15
muted
#817E83