#996faa

Color #996faa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#996faa

RGB

rgb(153, 111, 170)

HSL

hsl(282.7, 25.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.7, 34.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 34.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(53, 27.49, -25.12)

LCH

lch(53, 37.24, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.099, 315.9)

HWB

hwb(282.7, 43.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80aa6f

Analogous

#7b6faa

#996faa

#aa6f9e

Triadic

#996faa

#aa996f

#6faa99

Split-complementary

#996faa

#9eaa6f

#6faa7b

Tetradic

#996faa

#aa6f80

#80aa6f

#6faa99

Square

#996faa

#aa7b6f

#80aa6f

#6f9eaa

Shades

Color #996faa mixed toward black.

#825793

#684676

#4e3458

#34233b

#1a111d

Tints

Color #996faa mixed toward white.

#aa87b8

#bb9fc6

#ccb7d5

#ddcfe3

#eee7f1

Tones

Color #996faa mixed toward gray.

#9774a5

#9579a0

#937e9b

#918396

#8f8891

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89889e · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#8b8e9b · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#979492 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #996faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996faa]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#996faa (#996faa) is rgb(153, 111, 170) in RGB.

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

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