#996EEF#996EEF
#996EEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.187 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36%, 54%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 44.54, -59.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 74.12, 306.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.14% 0.0822 -0.1679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.14% 0.187 296.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2888, 24.1556, 84.5006) |
| Luminance | 0.2416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.12
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.77
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.03
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.71
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.79
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EEF #C4EF6E
analogous
#6E83EF #996EEF #D96EEF
triadic
#996EEF #EF996E #6EEF99
tetradic
#996EEF #EF6E83 #C4EF6E #6EEFD9
square
#996EEF #EF6E83 #C4EF6E #6EEFD9
split-complementary
#996EEF #EFD96E #83EF6E
monochromatic
#5317CC #7237E9 #996EEF #C0A5F5 #E7DCFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#996EEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#996EEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EEF
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EEF | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3588F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4285EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8588A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996eef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.187 296.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb99f5',
500: '#996eef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996eef; $custom-light: #bb99f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996eef",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260,
"s": 80.124,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64136,
"c": 0.18691,
"h": 296.1
},
"luminance": 0.24156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EEF
secondary
#E3F0C9
accent
#DC0996
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FE
border
#D0CCD6
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85