#996CB2#996CB2

#996CB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.114 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996CB2
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 178)
HSL	hsl(279, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(279, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.63, 30.95, -30.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.63, 43.33, 315.59°)
OKLab	oklab(60.41% 0.0775 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(60.41% 0.114 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5340, 20.7123, 44.7109)
Luminance	0.2071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996CB2 #85B26C

analogous

#766CB2 #996CB2 #B26CA8

triadic

#996CB2 #B2996C #6CB299

tetradic

#996CB2 #B2766C #85B26C #6CA8B2

square

#996CB2 #B2766C #85B26C #6CA8B2

split-complementary

#996CB2 #A8B26C #6CB276

monochromatic

#59386B #7A4D94 #996CB2 #B594C7 #D1BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#996CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#996CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996CB2

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996CB2	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.114 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897c9',
    500: '#996cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996cb2;
$custom-light: #b897c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60413,
    "c": 0.1141,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996CB2

secondary

#B9CBAE

accent

#C76085

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996CB2

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

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