#996db8

Color #996db8

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#996db8

RGB

rgb(153, 109, 184)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 34.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 40.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(53.14, 31.72, -33)

LCH

lch(53.14, 45.77, 313.87)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1197, 310.22)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 42.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb86d

Analogous

#746db8

#996db8

#b86db2

Triadic

#996db8

#b8996d

#6db899

Split-complementary

#996db8

#b2b86d

#6db874

Tetradic

#996db8

#b86d8c

#8cb86d

#6db899

Square

#996db8

#b8746d

#8cb86d

#6db2b8

Shades

Color #996db8 mixed toward black.

#8250a4

#684084

#4e3063

#342042

#1a1021

Tints

Color #996db8 mixed toward white.

#aa85c4

#bb9ed0

#ccb6dc

#ddcee7

#eee7f3

Tones

Color #996db8 mixed toward gray.

#9873b2

#977aac

#9680a5

#95869f

#948c99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888aa · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#8b8ea6 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#979d9a · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #996db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996db8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#996db8 (#996db8) is rgb(153, 109, 184) in RGB.

No, #996db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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