#996da4

Color #996da4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#996da4

RGB

rgb(153, 109, 164)

HSL

hsl(288, 23.2%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 33.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 33.5%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(52.28, 27.37, -22.74)

LCH

lch(52.28, 35.58, 320.28)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0955, 319.46)

HWB

hwb(288, 42.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78a46d

Analogous

#7d6da4

#996da4

#a46d93

Triadic

#996da4

#a4996d

#6da499

Split-complementary

#996da4

#93a46d

#6da47d

Tetradic

#996da4

#a46d78

#78a46d

#6da499

Square

#996da4

#a47d6d

#78a46d

#6d93a4

Shades

Color #996da4 mixed toward black.

#82578c

#684670

#4e3454

#342338

#1a111c

Tints

Color #996da4 mixed toward white.

#aa85b3

#bb9ec2

#ccb6d1

#ddcee1

#eee7f0

Tones

Color #996da4 mixed toward gray.

#96729f

#93769b

#917b96

#8e7f92

#8b848d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888899 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8e96 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#978f8d · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #996da4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996da4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#996da4 (#996da4) is rgb(153, 109, 164) in RGB.

No, #996da4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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