#996EAD#996EAD

#996EAD is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.104 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996EAD
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 28%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(281, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.89, 28.71, -27.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.89, 39.43, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% 0.0734 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.104 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.2544, 20.9418, 42.1862)
Luminance	0.2094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996EAD #82AD6E

analogous

#796EAD #996EAD #AD6EA1

triadic

#996EAD #AD996E #6EAD99

tetradic

#996EAD #AD796E #82AD6E #6EA1AD

square

#996EAD #AD796E #82AD6E #6EA1AD

split-complementary

#996EAD #A1AD6E #6EAD79

monochromatic

#583A67 #7A508E #996EAD #B495C3 #D0BCD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#996EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#996EAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996EAD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996EAD	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#987685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.104 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b898c5',
    500: '#996ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996ead;
$custom-light: #b898c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.952,
    "s": 27.753,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60532,
    "c": 0.10441,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996EAD

secondary

#B7C9AE

accent

#C46482

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996EAD

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

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