#996B9E Color

#996B9E is rgb(153, 107, 158) in RGB and hsl(294, 21%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#996B9E

HEX#996B9E

RGBrgb(153, 107, 158)

HSLhsl(294, 21%, 52%)

HSVhsv(294, 32%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.092 323.3)

CMYKcmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #996B9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.24:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #996B9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#996B9E Complementary#709E6B Analogous#7F6B9E Analogous#9E6B8A Triadic#9E996B Triadic#6B9E99

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #996B9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A880AC #B593B8 #C4A9C7 #D0BBD3 #DFD1E1 #ECE3ED

Shades

#865B8B #714D75 #5C3E60 #4A324D #362438 #211622

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