#996AF6#996AF6
#996AF6 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.201 H 295.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996AF6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 106, 246) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 89%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.8%, 56.9%, 0%, 3.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 48.54, -63.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 80.17, 307.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.96% 0.0871 -0.1813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.96% 0.201 295.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9211, 23.7335, 89.9121) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.20
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.27
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.02
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.45
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.60
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996AF6 #C7F66A
analogous
#6A81F6 #996AF6 #DF6AF6
triadic
#996AF6 #F6996A #6AF699
tetradic
#996AF6 #F66A81 #C7F66A #6AF6DF
square
#996AF6 #F66A81 #C7F66A #6AF6DF
split-complementary
#996AF6 #F6DF6A #81F66A
monochromatic
#510DD9 #7130F3 #996AF6 #C1A4F9 #E8DDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#996AF6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#996AF6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996AF6
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996AF6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996AF6 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1C87FB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3184F3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8288A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996af6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 246); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.201 295.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc96fa',
500: '#996af6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996af6; $custom-light: #bc96fa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996af6",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 106,
"b": 246
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.143,
"s": 88.608,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63959,
"c": 0.20112,
"h": 295.7
},
"luminance": 0.23734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996AF6
secondary
#E5F2C9
accent
#E50098
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85