#996CCF#996CCF

#996CCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.150 H 303.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996CCF
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 207)
HSL	hsl(267, 51%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(267, 48%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 47.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.03, 37.67, -44.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.03, 58.50, 310.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.92% 0.0824 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(61.92% 0.15 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.7595, 22.0025, 61.6985)
Luminance	0.2200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996CCF #A2CF6C

analogous

#6C71CF #996CCF #CB6CCF

triadic

#996CCF #CF996C #6CCF99

tetradic

#996CCF #CF6C71 #A2CF6C #6CCFCB

square

#996CCF #CF6C71 #A2CF6C #6CCFCB

split-complementary

#996CCF #CFCB6C #71CF6C

monochromatic

#5C2F91 #793EBF #996CCF #B99ADE #D9C8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#996CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#996CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996CCF

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996CCF	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F80D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B81CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#907D94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.150 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b997de',
    500: '#996ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996ccf;
$custom-light: #b997de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61917,
    "c": 0.15012,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996CCF

secondary

#CDDEB9

accent

#BE277A

background

#FBF9FD

surface

#F6F2FB

border

#D0CCD4

text

#120D15

muted

#817E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #996CCF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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