Palettes / Colors / #9986CB

#9986CB — Light Muted Purple

#9986CB is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #9986CB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#9986CB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B7CB86; it also sits naturally between #8695CB and #BC86CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 53% · Blue 80%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #9986CB

.text { color: #9986CB; }
.background { background-color: #9986CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9986CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 134, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 40%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9986CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 134, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9986CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 134, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9986CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9986CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7CB86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9986CB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9986CB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #9986CB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #9986CB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #9986CB?

#9986CB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 153, 134, 203). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9986CB?

#9986CB is RGB 153, 134, 203 — HSL 257°, 40%, 66% — CMYK 25%, 34%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #9986CB?

Its complement is #B7CB86; analogous partners are #8695CB and #BC86CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9986CB for text?

Black text on #9986CB has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.