#996fa4

Color #996fa4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#996fa4

RGB

rgb(153, 111, 164)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 22.6%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 32.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 32.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(52.75, 26.22, -22.01)

LCH

lch(52.75, 34.23, 319.99)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0918, 319.2)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 43.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7aa46f

Analogous

#7e6fa4

#996fa4

#a46f95

Triadic

#996fa4

#a4996f

#6fa499

Split-complementary

#996fa4

#95a46f

#6fa47e

Tetradic

#996fa4

#a46f7a

#7aa46f

#6fa499

Square

#996fa4

#a47e6f

#7aa46f

#6f95a4

Shades

Color #996fa4 mixed toward black.

#82598c

#684770

#4e3554

#342338

#1a121c

Tints

Color #996fa4 mixed toward white.

#aa87b3

#bb9fc2

#ccb7d2

#ddcfe1

#eee7f0

Tones

Color #996fa4 mixed toward gray.

#9673a0

#94789b

#917c97

#8f8192

#8c858e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898899 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#8b8e97 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#97908e · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #996fa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996fa4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#996fa4 (#996fa4) is rgb(153, 111, 164) in RGB.

No, #996fa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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