#996EA3#996EA3
#996EA3 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.093 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 22%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 33%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.47, 26.58, -21.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.47, 34.41, 320.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.09% 0.0708 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.09% 0.093 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3228, 20.5692, 37.2795) |
| Luminance | 0.2057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 0.90
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 2.86
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.28
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 5.11
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.50
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EA3 #78A36E
analogous
#7E6EA3 #996EA3 #A36E92
triadic
#996EA3 #A3996E #6EA399
tetradic
#996EA3 #A37E6E #78A36E #6E92A3
square
#996EA3 #A37E6E #78A36E #6E92A3
split-complementary
#996EA3 #92A36E #6EA37E
monochromatic
#563A5C #795282 #996EA3 #B393BB #CEB9D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#996EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#996EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EA3
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EA3 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#687AA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727FA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7481
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.093 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b898be',
500: '#996ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996ea3; $custom-light: #b898be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.679,
"s": 22.363,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60085,
"c": 0.09253,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.20569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EA3
secondary
#AFC2AB
accent
#BF6979
background
#FBF9FB
surface
#F6F2F6
border
#D0CCD0
text
#110D12
muted
#807E81