#996EDD#996EDD
#996EDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.165 H 299.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.8%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.22, 39.98, -50.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.22, 64.64, 308.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% 0.0811 -0.1431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.165 299.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7608, 23.1444, 71.1866) |
| Luminance | 0.2314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 1.38
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.46
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.76
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.79
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.64
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EDD #B2DD6E
analogous
#6E7BDD #996EDD #D06EDD
triadic
#996EDD #DD996E #6EDD99
tetradic
#996EDD #DD6E7B #B2DD6E #6EDDD0
square
#996EDD #DD6E7B #B2DD6E #6EDDD0
split-complementary
#996EDD #DDD06E #7BDD6E
monochromatic
#5A28A9 #763CD1 #996EDD #BCA0E9 #DFD1F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#996EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#996EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EDD
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EDD | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4884E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5383DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B839B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996edd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.165 299.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba98e8',
500: '#996edd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996edd; $custom-light: #ba98e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996edd",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.243,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63047,
"c": 0.1645,
"h": 299.6
},
"luminance": 0.23145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EDD
secondary
#D8E6C0
accent
#CA1C86
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E16
muted
#817E84