#996EFE#996EFE

#996EFE is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.205 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996EFE
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 254)
HSL	hsl(258, 99%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(258, 57%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 56.7%, 0%, 0.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, 48.44, -66.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 81.94, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(65.1% 0.0824 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(65.1% 0.205 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(36.5974, 25.0790, 96.6592)
Luminance	0.2508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996EFE #D3FE6E

analogous

#6E8BFE #996EFE #E16EFE

triadic

#996EFE #FE996E #6EFE99

tetradic

#996EFE #FE6E8B #D3FE6E #6EFEE1

square

#996EFE #FE6E8B #D3FE6E #6EFEE1

split-complementary

#996EFE #FEE16E #8BFE6E

monochromatic

#4902F0 #6E31FE #996EFE #C4ABFE #EAE1FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#996EFE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#996EFE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996EFE

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996EFE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996EFE	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#198BFF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C87FB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F8DAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996efe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 254);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.205 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd99ff',
    500: '#996efe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996efe;
$custom-light: #bd99ff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996efe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 254
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.917,
    "s": 98.63,
    "l": 71.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65097,
    "c": 0.20527,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996EFE

secondary

#EBF7D1

accent

#E600A1

background

#FCF9FF

surface

#F8F2FF

border

#D1CCD7

text

#130E18

muted

#827E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #996EFE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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