#996DFF#996DFF
#996DFF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.208 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996DFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 109, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 100%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 57%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 49.25, -66.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 83.06, 306.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.01% 0.0835 -0.1903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.01% 0.208 293.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6507, 24.9287, 97.4690) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.21
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.24
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.28
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.78
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.32
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996DFF #D3FF6D
analogous
#6D8AFF #996DFF #E26DFF
triadic
#996DFF #FF996D #6DFF99
tetradic
#996DFF #FF6D8A #D3FF6D #6DFFE2
square
#996DFF #FF6D8A #D3FF6D #6DFFE2
split-complementary
#996DFF #FFE26D #8AFF6D
monochromatic
#4900F2 #6E30FF #996DFF #C4AAFF #EAE0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#996DFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#996DFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996DFF
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996DFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996DFF | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0F8AFF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2786FC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E8DAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996dff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.208 293.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd98ff',
500: '#996dff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996dff; $custom-light: #bd98ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996dff",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 109,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.082,
"s": 100,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6501,
"c": 0.20784,
"h": 293.7
},
"luminance": 0.2493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996DFF
secondary
#EBF7D1
accent
#E600A0
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#130E18
muted
#827E86