#996EE8#996EE8
#996EE8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.178 H 297.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 73%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.84, 42.75, -55.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.84, 70.44, 307.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% 0.0819 -0.1583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.178 297.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2747, 23.7499, 79.1594) |
| Luminance | 0.2375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.22
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.88
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.14
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.98
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.94
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EE8 #BDE86E
analogous
#6E80E8 #996EE8 #D66EE8
triadic
#996EE8 #E8996E #6EE899
tetradic
#996EE8 #E86E80 #BDE86E #6EE8D6
square
#996EE8 #E86E80 #BDE86E #6EE8D6
split-complementary
#996EE8 #E8D66E #80E86E
monochromatic
#561EBE #7439E0 #996EE8 #BEA3F0 #E3D8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#996EE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#996EE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EE8
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EE8 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D86EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4984E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8786A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996ee8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.178 297.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb99f0',
500: '#996ee8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996ee8; $custom-light: #bb99f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996ee8",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.148,
"s": 72.619,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63704,
"c": 0.17823,
"h": 297.4
},
"luminance": 0.2375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EE8
secondary
#DFECC6
accent
#D51190
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85