#996DB2#996DB2

#996DB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.112 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996DB2
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(278, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.87, 30.38, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.87, 42.67, 315.40°)
OKLab	oklab(60.59% 0.076 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(60.59% 0.112 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.6400, 20.9244, 44.7463)
Luminance	0.2092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996DB2 #86B26D

analogous

#776DB2 #996DB2 #B26DA9

triadic

#996DB2 #B2996D #6DB299

tetradic

#996DB2 #B2776D #86B26D #6DA9B2

square

#996DB2 #B2776D #86B26D #6DA9B2

split-complementary

#996DB2 #A9B26D #6DB277

monochromatic

#59396C #7B4E94 #996DB2 #B595C7 #D1BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#996DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#996DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996DB2

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996DB2	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.112 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b897c9',
    500: '#996db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996db2;
$custom-light: #b897c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 30.942,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60589,
    "c": 0.11232,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996DB2

secondary

#B9CCAF

accent

#C76186

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996DB2

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

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