#996FEB#996FEB
#996FEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.180 H 296.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996FEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 111, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.9%, 52.8%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.23, 42.96, -57.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.23, 71.40, 306.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% 0.0808 -0.1614) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.18 296.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8129, 24.1388, 81.4590) |
| Luminance | 0.2414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.55
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.79
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.31
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.91
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.86
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996FEB #C1EB6F
analogous
#6F83EB #996FEB #D76FEB
triadic
#996FEB #EB996F #6FEB99
tetradic
#996FEB #EB6F83 #C1EB6F #6FEBD7
square
#996FEB #EB6F83 #C1EB6F #6FEBD7
split-complementary
#996FEB #EBD76F #83EB6F
monochromatic
#551BC4 #7339E4 #996FEB #BFA5F2 #E5DAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#996FEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#996FEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996FEB
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996FEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996FEB | 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)
#3C87EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4885E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8688A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996feb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.180 296.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb99f2',
500: '#996feb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996feb; $custom-light: #bb99f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996feb",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 111,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.323,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64048,
"c": 0.18049,
"h": 296.6
},
"luminance": 0.24139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996FEB
secondary
#E1EEC8
accent
#D80E93
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85