#996DEB#996DEB
#996DEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.183 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996DEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 109, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 76%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 53.6%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.79, 44.07, -57.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.79, 72.63, 307.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.73% 0.0833 -0.1634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.73% 0.183 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5971, 23.7073, 81.3870) |
| Luminance | 0.2371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.67
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.82
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.83
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.78
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.77
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996DEB #BFEB6D
analogous
#6D80EB #996DEB #D86DEB
triadic
#996DEB #EB996D #6DEB99
tetradic
#996DEB #EB6D80 #BFEB6D #6DEBD8
square
#996DEB #EB6D80 #BFEB6D #6DEBD8
split-complementary
#996DEB #EBD86D #80EB6D
monochromatic
#551BC3 #7337E4 #996DEB #BFA3F2 #E4D9FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#996DEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#996DEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996DEB
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996DEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996DEB | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3886EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4584E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8686A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996deb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.183 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb98f2',
500: '#996deb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996deb; $custom-light: #bb98f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996deb",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 109,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.952,
"s": 75.904,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63728,
"c": 0.18342,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.23708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996DEB
secondary
#E0EEC6
accent
#D80D91
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85