#996EB9 Color

#996EB9 is rgb(153, 110, 185) in RGB and hsl(274, 35%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#996EB9

HEX#996EB9

RGBrgb(153, 110, 185)

HSLhsl(274, 35%, 58%)

HSVhsv(274, 41%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.119 309.6)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 41%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #996EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #996EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#996EB9 Complementary#8FB96E Analogous#736EB9 Analogous#B96EB4 Triadic#B9996E Triadic#6EB999

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #996EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A783C3 #B494CC #C2A9D6 #D1BEE0 #DFD2E9 #ECE3F2

Shades

#8553AC #734794 #5D3A78 #482D5D #331F41 #201429

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