#996BF8#996BF8
#996BF8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.202 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996BF8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 107, 248) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 91%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 57%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.3%, 56.9%, 0%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.15, 48.52, -64.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.15, 80.62, 307.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.24% 0.0859 -0.183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.24% 0.202 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3334, 24.0643, 91.5720) |
| Luminance | 0.2407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.44
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.49
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.01
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.50
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.96
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996BF8 #CAF86B
analogous
#6B84F8 #996BF8 #DF6BF8
triadic
#996BF8 #F8996B #6BF899
tetradic
#996BF8 #F86B84 #CAF86B #6BF8DF
square
#996BF8 #F86B84 #CAF86B #6BF8DF
split-complementary
#996BF8 #F8DF6B #84F86B
monochromatic
#500BDE #7131F5 #996BF8 #C1A5FB #EAE0FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#996BF8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#996BF8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996BF8
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996BF8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996BF8 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1B88FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3084F5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8189A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996bf8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 248); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.202 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc97fb',
500: '#996bf8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996bf8; $custom-light: #bc97fb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996bf8",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 107,
"b": 248
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.574,
"s": 90.968,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64243,
"c": 0.20214,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.24065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996BF8
secondary
#E6F4CB
accent
#E6009B
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85