#9990B2#9990B2
#9990B2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.051 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9990B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 144, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 18%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 19%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 19.1%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 10.24, -16.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 19.46, 301.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.28% 0.0231 -0.045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.28% 0.051 297.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1444, 29.9331, 46.2477) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.15
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.36
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.74
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.11
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 10.02
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 10.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9990B2 #A9B290
analogous
#9098B2 #9990B2 #AA90B2
triadic
#9990B2 #B29990 #90B299
tetradic
#9990B2 #B29098 #A9B290 #90B2AA
square
#9990B2 #B29098 #A9B290 #90B2AA
split-complementary
#9990B2 #B2AA90 #98B290
monochromatic
#5B5276 #786C99 #9990B2 #BAB4CB #DBD8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#9990B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#9990B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9990B2
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9990B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9990B2 | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8995B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A94B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95959B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9990b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 144, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.051 297.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7b0c9',
500: '#9990b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9990b2; $custom-light: #b7b0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9990b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 144,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.882,
"s": 18.085,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67281,
"c": 0.05055,
"h": 297.2
},
"luminance": 0.29933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9990B2
secondary
#D2D5C9
accent
#9C4986
background
#FBFAFC
surface
#F6F4F8
border
#D0CED1
text
#111013
muted
#807F82