#996EF3#996EF3
#996EF3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.192 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 85%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 55%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 54.7%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.48, 45.58, -61.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.48, 76.21, 306.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.39% 0.0823 -0.1733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.39% 0.192 295.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8863, 24.3946, 87.6472) |
| Luminance | 0.2440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.65
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.80
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.06
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.65
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.55
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EF3 #C8F36E
analogous
#6E86F3 #996EF3 #DB6EF3
triadic
#996EF3 #F3996E #6EF399
tetradic
#996EF3 #F36E86 #C8F36E #6EF3DB
square
#996EF3 #F36E86 #C8F36E #6EF3DB
split-complementary
#996EF3 #F3DB6E #86F36E
monochromatic
#5112D5 #7135EE #996EF3 #C1A7F8 #E9DFFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#996EF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#996EF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EF3
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EF3 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3088F7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D86F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#838AA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996ef3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.192 295.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc99f8',
500: '#996ef3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996ef3; $custom-light: #bc99f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996ef3",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.398,
"s": 84.713,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64387,
"c": 0.19183,
"h": 295.4
},
"luminance": 0.24395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EF3
secondary
#E5F2CB
accent
#E1049A
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F7F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85