#996cda

Color #996cda

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#996cda

RGB

rgb(153, 108, 218)

HSL

hsl(264.5, 59.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.5, 50.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(54.62, 40.36, -50.06)

LCH

lch(54.62, 64.3, 308.88)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.1639, 300.63)

HWB

hwb(264.5, 42.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adda6c

Analogous

#6c76da

#996cda

#d06cda

Triadic

#996cda

#da996c

#6cda99

Split-complementary

#996cda

#dad06c

#76da6c

Tetradic

#996cda

#da6cad

#adda6c

#6cda99

Square

#996cda

#da6c76

#adda6c

#6cdad0

Shades

Color #996cda mixed toward black.

#7b40cf

#612cae

#492182

#301657

#180b2b

Tints

Color #996cda mixed toward white.

#aa84e0

#bb9de6

#ccb5ec

#ddcef3

#eee6f9

Tones

Color #996cda mixed toward gray.

#9b75d1

#9c7ec8

#9e87be

#a091b5

#a19aac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8887c6 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8dc1 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#97b5b1 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #996cda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996cda]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#996cda (#996cda) is rgb(153, 108, 218) in RGB.

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

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