#996FB2#996FB2

#996FB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.109 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996FB2
RGB	rgb(153, 111, 178)
HSL	hsl(278, 30%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(278, 38%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 37.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.34, 29.23, -29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.34, 41.34, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.94% 0.073 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(60.94% 0.109 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.8558, 21.3560, 44.8182)
Luminance	0.2136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996FB2 #88B26F

analogous

#786FB2 #996FB2 #B26FAA

triadic

#996FB2 #B2996F #6FB299

tetradic

#996FB2 #B2786F #88B26F #6FAAB2

square

#996FB2 #B2786F #88B26F #6FAAB2

split-complementary

#996FB2 #AAB26F #6FB278

monochromatic

#5A3A6D #7B4F94 #996FB2 #B597C7 #D1BFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#996FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#996FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996FB2

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996FB2	1.00	3.98	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D80B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#977888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.109 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b899c9',
    500: '#996fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996fb2;
$custom-light: #b899c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.612,
    "s": 30.317,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60944,
    "c": 0.10874,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996FB2

secondary

#BBCCB1

accent

#C76187

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F8

border

#D0CCD1

text

#110E13

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996FB2

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

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