#996EA6 Color

#996EA6 is rgb(153, 110, 166) in RGB and hsl(286, 24%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#996EA6

HEX#996EA6

RGBrgb(153, 110, 166)

HSLhsl(286, 24%, 54%)

HSVhsv(286, 34%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.096 318.2)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #996EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #996EA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#996EA6 Complementary#7BA66E Analogous#7D6EA6 Analogous#A66E97 Triadic#A6996E Triadic#6EA699

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #996EA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A681B1 #B697BF #C3AACB #D0BDD6 #DED0E2 #EDE6EF

Shades

#875B95 #734E7E #5F4068 #48304F #342339 #201523

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