#996EAA Color

#996EAA is rgb(153, 110, 170) in RGB and hsl(283, 26%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#996EAA

HEX#996EAA

RGBrgb(153, 110, 170)

HSLhsl(283, 26%, 55%)

HSVhsv(283, 35%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.101 316.1)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 33%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text4.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#996EAA Complementary#7FAA6E Analogous#7B6EAA Analogous#AA6E9D Triadic#AA996E Triadic#6EAA99

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#A782B5 #B495C1 #C2A8CC #D2BFD9 #DFD2E5 #EDE5F0

Shades

#885B9A #714B81 #5E3E6A #4A3154 #36243D #1F1523

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