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#996d8a color: Sophisticated Lilac

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320°
100%

OKLCH

58.9%
0.069
340°
  • ≈ Gray
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 40%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text4.28:1 · Below AALc -75
Black text4.91:1 · AALc 35

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About #996d8a

#996d8a is a dusty magenta color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sophisticated Lilac (#956c87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #996d8a mixed with white

  1. 996d8a
  2. a37b95
  3. ad89a0
  4. b897ac
  5. c2a5b7
  6. ccb4c3
  7. d6c3cf
  8. e0d1db
  9. ebe0e7
  10. f5f0f3

Darker: #996d8a mixed with black

  1. 996d8a
  2. 845e77
  3. 704f65
  4. 5d4153
  5. 4a3342
  6. 382632
  7. 271922
  8. 170d14
  9. 080407
  10. 010101

Calmer: #996d8a with less saturation

  1. 996d8a
  2. 966f89
  3. 947087
  4. 917286
  5. 8e7485
  6. 8c7583
  7. 897782
  8. 867881
  9. 837a7f
  10. 807b7e