#996CD6

#996CD6

Color Values

HEX

#996CD6

RGB

153, 108, 214

HSL

265.5, 56.4%, 63.1%

HSV

265.5, 49.5%, 83.9%

CMYK

28.5%, 49.5%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.6231 0.1589 301.6

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#996CD6

#A9D66C

Analogous

#6C74D6

#CE6CD6

#996CD6

Triadic

#996CD6

#D6996C

#6CD699

Split Complementary

#996CD6

#D6CE6C

#74D66C

Tetradic

#996CD6

#D66C74

#A9D66C

#6CD6CE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#996CD6

Protanopia

#8685BC

Deuteranopia

#888CB6

Tritanopia

#97A8A4

Achromatopsia

#7D7D7D

CSS Usage

background-color: #996CD6;
color: #996CD6;
border-color: #996CD6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#ECE5F6
200
#D8C7EF
300
#BD9FE4
400
#996BD6
500
#7538C7
600
#5D2CA0
700
#4B2480
800
#3A1C64
900
#2D1849
950
#1C0F2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.84:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.47:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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