#996BAF#996BAF

#996BAF is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.112 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996BAF
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(281, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, 30.86, -29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 42.45, 316.63°)
OKLab	oklab(60.09% 0.0784 -0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(60.09% 0.112 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1312, 20.3834, 43.1070)
Luminance	0.2038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#996BAF #81AF6B

analogous

#776BAF #996BAF #AF6BA3

triadic

#996BAF #AF996B #6BAF99

tetradic

#996BAF #AF776B #81AF6B #6BA3AF

square

#996BAF #AF776B #81AF6B #6BA3AF

split-complementary

#996BAF #A3AF6B #6BAF77

monochromatic

#583868 #7A4D8F #996BAF #B493C4 #D0BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#996BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#996BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996BAF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996BAF	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7AB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#987485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.112 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b896c7',
    500: '#996baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996baf;
$custom-light: #b896c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 29.825,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60093,
    "c": 0.11225,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996BAF

secondary

#B6C9AD

accent

#C66282

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996BAF

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

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