#996DF5#996DF5
#996DF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.196 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996DF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 109, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 87%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 56%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 55.5%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.39, 46.65, -62.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.39, 77.86, 306.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.0836 -0.177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.196 295.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0827, 24.3015, 89.2108) |
| Luminance | 0.2430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.95
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.86
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.86
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.58
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.67
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996DF5 #C9F56D
analogous
#6D85F5 #996DF5 #DD6DF5
triadic
#996DF5 #F5996D #6DF599
tetradic
#996DF5 #F56D85 #C9F56D #6DF5DD
square
#996DF5 #F56D85 #C9F56D #6DF5DD
split-complementary
#996DF5 #F5DD6D #85F56D
monochromatic
#500FD9 #7134F1 #996DF5 #C1A6F9 #E9E0FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#996DF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.86
#996DF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996DF5
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996DF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996DF5 | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.86 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2988FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3985F2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8289A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996df5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.196 295.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc98f9',
500: '#996df5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996df5; $custom-light: #bc98f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996df5",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 109,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.412,
"s": 87.179,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64358,
"c": 0.1957,
"h": 295.3
},
"luminance": 0.24302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996DF5
secondary
#E6F2CB
accent
#E4029B
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85