#996FBF#996FBF

#996FBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.125 H 307.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996FBF
RGB	rgb(153, 111, 191)
HSL	hsl(272, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.92, 32.18, -35.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.92, 48.13, 311.96°)
OKLab	oklab(61.58% 0.0757 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(61.58% 0.125 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.2234, 21.9030, 52.0210)
Luminance	0.2190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#996FBF #95BF6F

analogous

#716FBF #996FBF #BF6FBD

triadic

#996FBF #BF996F #6FBF99

tetradic

#996FBF #BF716F #95BF6F #6FBDBF

square

#996FBF #BF716F #95BF6F #6FBDBF

split-complementary

#996FBF #BDBF6F #6FBF71

monochromatic

#5C377C #7B4AA7 #996FBF #B799D2 #D5C4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#996FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#996FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996FBF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996FBF	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6781BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#947C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.125 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b899d2',
    500: '#996fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996fbf;
$custom-light: #b899d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.5,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6158,
    "c": 0.12501,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996FBF

secondary

#C4D5B5

accent

#CE5991

background

#FBF9FC

surface

#F6F2F9

border

#D0CCD2

text

#110E14

muted

#807E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #996FBF

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

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