#B996CD — Purple

#B996CD is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#B996CD color swatch, purple#B996CD
CSS Nameplum (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f4f9
100#ede7f1
200#e0d4e7
300#ccb7d8
400#b395c4
500#9f7bb3
600#8c699f
700#755687
800#624771
900#533b60
950#31223a

Accessibility

Contrast on white
2.53:1
Contrast on black
8.31:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.006 313); /* #f7f4f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 313); /* #ede7f1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.028 313); /* #e0d4e7 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.051 313); /* #ccb7d8 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.076 313); /* #b395c4 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.091 313); /* #9f7bb3 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.089 313); /* #8c699f */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.084 313); /* #755687 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.075 313); /* #624771 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.067 313); /* #533b60 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.047 313); /* #31223a */
}

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