#996AF5#996AF5
#996AF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.200 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996AF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 106, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 87%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 56.7%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.76, 48.29, -63.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.76, 79.66, 307.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.89% 0.0871 -0.1799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.89% 0.2 295.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7681, 23.6723, 89.1059) |
| Luminance | 0.2367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.15
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.17
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.00
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.44
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.53
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996AF5 #C6F56A
analogous
#6A81F5 #996AF5 #DF6AF5
triadic
#996AF5 #F5996A #6AF599
tetradic
#996AF5 #F56A81 #C6F56A #6AF5DF
square
#996AF5 #F56A81 #C6F56A #6AF5DF
split-complementary
#996AF5 #F5DF6A #81F56A
monochromatic
#520ED6 #7231F1 #996AF5 #C0A3F9 #E8DDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#996AF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#996AF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996AF5
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996AF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996AF5 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E87FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3384F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8387A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996af5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.200 295.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc96f9',
500: '#996af5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996af5; $custom-light: #bc96f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996af5",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 106,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.288,
"s": 87.421,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63894,
"c": 0.19991,
"h": 295.8
},
"luminance": 0.23673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996AF5
secondary
#E4F2C9
accent
#E40297
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85