#996dbb

Color #996dbb

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#996dbb

RGB

rgb(153, 109, 187)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 36.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 41.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.27, 32.4, -34.51)

LCH

lch(53.27, 47.34, 313.19)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.1235, 309.12)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 42.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fbb6d

Analogous

#726dbb

#996dbb

#bb6db6

Triadic

#996dbb

#bb996d

#6dbb99

Split-complementary

#996dbb

#b6bb6d

#6dbb72

Tetradic

#996dbb

#bb6d8f

#8fbb6d

#6dbb99

Square

#996dbb

#bb726d

#8fbb6d

#6db6bb

Shades

Color #996dbb mixed toward black.

#814ea8

#673f86

#4d2f65

#341f43

#1a1022

Tints

Color #996dbb mixed toward white.

#aa85c6

#bb9ed2

#ccb6dd

#ddcee8

#eee7f4

Tones

Color #996dbb mixed toward gray.

#9873b4

#977aae

#9680a7

#9687a1

#958d9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888ac · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#8b8ea8 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#979f9c · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #996dbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#996dbb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#996dbb (#996dbb) is rgb(153, 109, 187) in RGB.

No, #996dbb 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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