#996CBB#996CBB

#996CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.125 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996CBB
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(274, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.04, 32.97, -34.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.04, 47.99, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(60.86% 0.0793 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(60.86% 0.125 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.4674, 21.0856, 49.6270)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996CBB #8EBB6C

analogous

#716CBB #996CBB #BB6CB5

triadic

#996CBB #BB996C #6CBB99

tetradic

#996CBB #BB716C #8EBB6C #6CB5BB

square

#996CBB #BB716C #8EBB6C #6CB5BB

split-complementary

#996CBB #B5BB6C #6CBB71

monochromatic

#5B3776 #7B4AA0 #996CBB #B696CE #D3C0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#996CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#996CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996CBB

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996CBB	1.00	4.03	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95788B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.125 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897d0',
    500: '#996cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996cbb;
$custom-light: #b897d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.177,
    "s": 36.744,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60856,
    "c": 0.12517,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996CBB

secondary

#BFD1B2

accent

#CD5B8C

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110D14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996CBB

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

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