#996EED#996EED
#996EED is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.184 H 296.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.4%, 53.6%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.13, 44.03, -58.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.13, 73.07, 307.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.01% 0.0821 -0.1651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.01% 0.184 296.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9950, 24.0380, 82.9531) |
| Luminance | 0.2404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.85
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.78
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.04
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.77
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.93
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EED #C2ED6E
analogous
#6E82ED #996EED #D86EED
triadic
#996EED #ED996E #6EED99
tetradic
#996EED #ED6E82 #C2ED6E #6EEDD8
square
#996EED #ED6E82 #C2ED6E #6EEDD8
split-complementary
#996EED #EDD86E #82ED6E
monochromatic
#5419C8 #7338E6 #996EED #BFA4F4 #E6DBFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#996EED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#996EED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EED
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EED | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3887F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4485EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8688A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996eed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.184 296.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb99f3',
500: '#996eed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996eed; $custom-light: #bb99f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996eed",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.315,
"s": 77.914,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64011,
"c": 0.18444,
"h": 296.4
},
"luminance": 0.24039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EED
secondary
#E2EFC8
accent
#DA0B94
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85