#996EB0#996EB0

#996EB0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.108 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996EB0
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 176)
HSL	hsl(279, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(279, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.01, 29.36, -28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.01, 40.97, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.67% 0.0741 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(60.67% 0.108 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.5480, 21.0592, 43.7322)
Luminance	0.2106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996EB0 #85B06E

analogous

#786EB0 #996EB0 #B06EA6

triadic

#996EB0 #B0996E #6EB099

tetradic

#996EB0 #B0786E #85B06E #6EA6B0

square

#996EB0 #B0786E #85B06E #6EA6B0

split-complementary

#996EB0 #A6B06E #6EB078

monochromatic

#593A6A #7A4F92 #996EB0 #B596C6 #D1BDDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#996EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.21

#996EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996EB0

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996EB0	1.00	4.03	5.21	5.21
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.108 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b898c8',
    500: '#996eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996eb0;
$custom-light: #b898c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 29.464,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60672,
    "c": 0.10807,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996EB0

secondary

#B9CBAF

accent

#C66285

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110D13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996EB0

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

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