#996DEF#996DEF
#996DEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.188 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996DEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 109, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 54.4%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.03, 45.10, -59.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.03, 74.72, 307.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% 0.0834 -0.1689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.188 296.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1815, 23.9410, 84.4648) |
| Luminance | 0.2394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.17
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.78
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.80
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.65
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.92
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996DEF #C3EF6D
analogous
#6D82EF #996DEF #DA6DEF
triadic
#996DEF #EF996D #6DEF99
tetradic
#996DEF #EF6D82 #C3EF6D #6DEFDA
square
#996DEF #EF6D82 #C3EF6D #6DEFDA
split-complementary
#996DEF #EFDA6D #82EF6D
monochromatic
#5416CB #7236E9 #996DEF #C0A4F5 #E6DBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#996DEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#996DEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996DEF
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996DEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996DEF | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3387F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4085EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8588A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996def; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.188 296.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb98f5',
500: '#996def',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996def; $custom-light: #bb98f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996def",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 109,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.308,
"s": 80.247,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63977,
"c": 0.18835,
"h": 296.3
},
"luminance": 0.23942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996DEF
secondary
#E2F0C8
accent
#DD0995
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85