#996CF5#996CF5
#996CF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.197 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996CF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 108, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 87%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 56%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.18, 47.19, -62.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.18, 78.46, 306.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.2% 0.0847 -0.178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.197 295.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9766, 24.0893, 89.1754) |
| Luminance | 0.2409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.00
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.62
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.89
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.52
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.91
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996CF5 #C8F56C
analogous
#6C84F5 #996CF5 #DE6CF5
triadic
#996CF5 #F5996C #6CF599
tetradic
#996CF5 #F56C84 #C8F56C #6CF5DE
square
#996CF5 #F56C84 #C8F56C #6CF5DE
split-complementary
#996CF5 #F5DE6C #84F56C
monochromatic
#510FD8 #7133F1 #996CF5 #C1A5F9 #E9DFFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#996CF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#996CF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996CF5
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996CF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996CF5 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2688FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3785F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8389A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996cf5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.197 295.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc97f9',
500: '#996cf5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996cf5; $custom-light: #bc97f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996cf5",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 108,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.708,
"s": 87.261,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64202,
"c": 0.19711,
"h": 295.5
},
"luminance": 0.2409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996CF5
secondary
#E5F2CA
accent
#E4029A
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85