#996ca2

Color #996ca2

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#996ca2

RGB

rgb(153, 108, 162)

HSL

hsl(290, 22.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 33.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(51.96, 27.52, -22.07)

LCH

lch(51.96, 35.28, 321.27)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0951, 320.72)

HWB

hwb(290, 42.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75a26c

Analogous

#7e6ca2

#996ca2

#a26c90

Triadic

#996ca2

#a2996c

#6ca299

Split-complementary

#996ca2

#90a26c

#6ca27e

Tetradic

#996ca2

#a26c75

#75a26c

#6ca299

Square

#996ca2

#a27e6c

#75a26c

#6c90a2

Shades

Color #996ca2 mixed toward black.

#81578a

#67466e

#4e3453

#342337

#1a111c

Tints

Color #996ca2 mixed toward white.

#aa84b1

#bb9dc1

#ccb5d0

#ddcee0

#eee6ef

Tones

Color #996ca2 mixed toward gray.

#96709d

#937599

#907994

#8d7e90

#8a828b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888797 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#8a8d94 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#978e8c · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #996ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996ca2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#996ca2 (#996ca2) is rgb(153, 108, 162) in RGB.

No, #996ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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