#996EF9#996EF9
#996EF9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.199 H 294.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996EF9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 110, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 92%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 56%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.6%, 55.8%, 0%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.84, 47.14, -63.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.84, 79.34, 306.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% 0.0824 -0.1813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.199 294.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8072, 24.7629, 92.4973) |
| Luminance | 0.2476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.44
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.95
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.22
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.69
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.26
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996EF9 #CEF96E
analogous
#6E88F9 #996EF9 #DE6EF9
triadic
#996EF9 #F9996E #6EF999
tetradic
#996EF9 #F96E88 #CEF96E #6EF9DE
square
#996EF9 #F96E88 #CEF96E #6EF9DE
split-complementary
#996EF9 #F9DE6E #88F96E
monochromatic
#4D09E3 #7033F7 #996EF9 #C2A9FB #EAE2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#996EF9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#996EF9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996EF9
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996EF9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996EF9 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#258AFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3586F6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#818BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996ef9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 249); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.199 294.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc99fc',
500: '#996ef9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996ef9; $custom-light: #bc99fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996ef9",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 110,
"b": 249
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.561,
"s": 92.053,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64771,
"c": 0.19918,
"h": 294.4
},
"luminance": 0.24764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996EF9
secondary
#E9F4CE
accent
#E6009F
background
#FCF9FF
surface
#F8F2FF
border
#D1CCD7
text
#120E18
muted
#817E86