#996B98#996B98

#996B98 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.086 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B98
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 152)
HSL	hsl(301, 18%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(301, 30%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 0.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.33, 26.08, -17.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.33, 31.22, 326.64°)
OKLab	oklab(59.08% 0.0724 -0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(59.08% 0.086 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0615, 19.5555, 32.2068)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#996B98 #6B996C

analogous

#836B99 #996B98 #996B81

triadic

#996B98 #98996B #6B9899

tetradic

#996B98 #99836B #6B996C #6B8199

square

#996B98 #99836B #6B996C #6B8199

split-complementary

#996B98 #81996B #6B9983

monochromatic

#513851 #765175 #996B98 #B28FB1 #CBB3CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#996B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#996B98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996B98

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996B98	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68779A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C6F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.086 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b796b6',
    500: '#996b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b98;
$custom-light: #b796b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.304,
    "s": 18.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59075,
    "c": 0.08596,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B98

secondary

#A6BAA6

accent

#BB6E6D

background

#FBF9FB

surface

#F6F2F6

border

#D0CCD0

text

#110D11

muted

#807E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B98

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

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